How does the poet use language in the poem, Acquainted with the Night?

Like the majority of Robert Frost’s poems, this poem uses colloquial, accessible language that is easily within reach for most readers. The majority of the words used are one or two syllables, with the exception of the titular “acquainted”, as well as “interrupted”, “unearthly”, and “luminary”. None of these words are particularly challenging or complex, but deepen the poem’s overall engagement. The majority of the poem uses concrete imagery of real people and objects in real places; however, the final two stanzas shift slightly to more figurative and introspective language that invite thematic exploration into the speaker’s journey.