I read the Robert Frost poem "Acquainted with the Night". The speaker in the poem appears to be either Frost himself, or it is Frost writing in the point of view of another person. The tone of the poem is of reminiscing the past and how it affects the future. In my opinion, it describes someone who has some sort of mental problem or addiction which torments them; "I have walked out the rain-and back in the rain"("Acquainted with the Night" 203). The subject appears to be depressed, and not willing to share his feelings with others; "I have passed by the watchman on his beat and dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain"("Acquainted with the Night" 203). Furthermore, he goes so far as to express that no one genuinely cared for him, and by the end of the poem, one senses that although he isn't cured of his ailment, he has come to terms with it. I enjoyed it because it gives insight into the mind of someone who is troubled and it says so much with not too many words. This poem is similar to "Ask Me" by William Stafford in the sense that both use a setting, such as the forest in Stafford's work and a city in Frost's work to portray emotion and both use a first person voice in their works. Lastly, my two questions about the poem would be: How does the diction in the poem set the mood? and How do you think the person in the poem views their future; as bright or dim?The poem is on page 203 of the Introduction to Poetry book, or online at http://quotations.about.com/cs/poemlyrics/a/Acquaint