In the poem “Acquainted with the night” the speaker is talking about where he has gone through and what he sees. He has been strolling around at night quite a few times. The speaker has journeyed towards and also away from somewhere, most likely his home, while it has been raining. He has walked the entire city even passed the city lights and also has been through the saddest streets.
The speaker also talks about how he encountered a watchman but did not acknowledge the man simply so he wouldn’t have to explain why he is walking. He then talks about how he heard someone calling from a different street so he stopped walking thinking it was for him. He then glairs up to see a clock, but he was not pleased by the time. Lastly he then repeats the first line stating he is now “Acquainted with the night”.
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He talks about how he has gone towards and away from the place and maybe even passing it. He also talks about seeing someone and already knowing not to acknowledge the person so that he doesn’t end up needing to explain himself. The speaker has even seen the saddest part of the city. All and all the significance of the title is to show that the speaker really is “Acquainted with the night” and throughout the poem he really does show it explaining how he has seen everything and has been everywhere in the city during the night even going passed