Post 12: poem and song

 There are so many songs to what I am picking. If I have to choose a song, it would be So Alone by Anna Blue. I am comparing "Acquainted with the Night" by Robert Frost to So Alone by Anna Blue. This poem about this character is walked down to the city to surround by darkness. In the first 3 stanza:

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.

He has walked far out to the city's farthest edges, where the city lights stop, and he is plunging into deeper darkness. It could be that he was very lonely and depressed. It is very similar to a song. At the beginning of the song, it started, "My face against the window pane A tear for every drop of rain I am so lonely and so sad You're the reason I'm feeling bad." The poem takes place outside of the side; however, it is locating inside the house during the rain. Both are showing expression and emotionless.

Comments

  1. Tyler Wayne BrewsterApril 2, 2021 at 9:33 PM

    I very much like your interpretation of the lyrics and song with he poem. Cheryl creative and I enjoyed reading it.

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  2. Steven GallegoApril 4, 2021 at 2:50 AM

    I like how it is formatted as well as the connection made between the song and the poem. It is interesting seeing a song I've never heard be compared to a poem we've read while still feeling like I understand the connection you're bringing forward.

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  3. Brian PhamApril 4, 2021 at 11:08 AM

    The connection made between the two are remarkable work Justin! The way they both express emotionless feelings really adds to the gloom.

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