Acquainted with the Night - Robert Frost

[GilDru]

O tempora, O mores!

Nowadays it is impossible to express sadness without it being 'about depression': you can probably get counselling for that.

[p90x4lifewaswrong64]

Does anybody else see suicide in this poem?

[OFFTHEWALLSMIKEYL4D]

This poem is about depression

[guzsaj]

the music is simply perfect does anybody know what it is?

[guzsaj]

could you please upload it in better quality? I like it how it is, only it doesn't sound so good

[jamesmacheath]

Is he whispering because he doesn't want to wake the kids, or to create ambiance, or is it just an affectation?

[chrisbrownlvr23]

What is the theme of this poem?!?!

[tbonesays]

@chrisbrownlvr23 According to Dan Giola, A man trapped in his own Hell of solititude.

[chrisbrownlvr23]

@tbonesays oh okay... haha i needed to know the them for this in school and someone finally replied. Thank u. But u r kinda late! hahhaa

[ClarityinWonderland]

I don't know where you found this, but it is mesmerising, the slide show and the sound effects enhance it too.

[WildWhiteDignity]

My favorite Poem

[WonderfulBliss]

Love that one.

[bmoffit1]

Wow... really good. Although I believe this has much more to do with depression than it does with insomnia.

[scorpion8588]

I remember that was what my teacher said it was about, but I never understood how you get that from reading the poem. Afterwards it made sense but everytime I read it just sounds like description of a setting, how do you decipher the poem to get that message.

[bmoffit1]

Try substituting "the night" with "depression." He states he has been one acquainted with depression, and the two lines thereafter demonstrate how he felt completely enveloped and constrained by the darkness of depression. He had outwalked the furthest city light - i.e. light is a symbol of hope, and he has lost all sight of it. There is no longer a "light at the end of the tunnel" so to speak. It's very, very interesting.

[Freshmanwave]

Reading and reciting well is in itself an art; it's sad that not many appreciate this skill.

[StevenErnest]

Back when "The Beauty and the Beast" was on the air, they came out with an album of Ron Perlman reading poetry like this. It also had music from the soundtrack. I think for this vid he added music from somewhere...

[srcemoje33]

incredible. so incredible.

[ang3lin07]

very beautiful *sighs*

[erdwe45]

*sighs*

[xRalina22x]

you get his audio from the soundtrack to the Beauty and The Beast t.v. show

[warrenzevonfan1010]

my favorite poem...

[gurpz79]

can someone tell me all the words for this poem ...... ive decided that i will present this for school please!

[filisanniv]

that's it.

[Jiloverz]

i had to recite this in my english class

[tndowns1122]

well done

[halomaster16]

beautiful poem and beautiful video