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Robert Frost wrote the poem ”Acquainted With The Night” (Frost pg.734) and William Carlos Williams wrote the poem “Young Woman At A Window” (Williams pg.749). I will take a journey to compare and contrast the similar themes. Both poems imply a certain level of loneliness and hope of personally being a part of the world. In “Acquainted With The Night”, I see someone who has walked all over this city (lines 1-4). I feel that lines 5 and 6 tell that this person is ashamed of being out at night. This person’s walk was interrupted by a cry, which stopped the sound of feet (line7), in hope that it was for their inner self. I believe this person wanted to make this cry personal, ”but not to call me back or say good-bye”(line 10). This person is acquainted with the night, but there is no