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1 year ago

What is the topic of the poem night walk?

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dsp731 year ago

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major themes in Acquainted with the Night. Sadness, isolation, and hesitation are some of the significant themes featured in the poem. the poet has used aplenty of literary elements to fill his poem with these ideas. The gloomy speaker walks in despair and does not want to be known.

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