The butterfly and I had lit upon, Nevertheless, a message from the dawn, That made me hear the wakening birds around, And hear his long scythe whispering to the ground, And feel a spirit kindred to my own; So that henceforth I worked no more alone; But glad with him, I worked as with his aid, And weary, sought at noon with him the shade; And dreaming, as it were, held brotherly speech With one whose thought I had not hoped to reach. ... "The Tuft of Flowers- where a butterfly acts as a kind pointer who led the readers eye to look at a tall tuft of Flowers besid...

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• Grade Level: High School

A Perspective by On Robert Frosts Acquainted with the Night Acquainted with the Night Robert Frost "I have been one acquainted with the night. I have walked out in rain -- and back in rain. I have outwalked the furthest city light. I have looked down the saddest city lane. I have ...

• Word Count: 2303
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The poetry of Robert Frost is often tinged with sadness; a poet with a deep appreciation for the natural scene, yet duly aware of the harsh realties of life. This line from "Acquainted with the Night" highlights Frost's isolation and his sense of alienation – sentiments which are expressed through...

• Word Count: 2104
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School