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Recurring Images and Motifs in "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry"
In the poem "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry", by Walt Whitman,
there are many recurring images and motifs that can be seen.
Whitman develops these images throughout the course of the
poem. The most dominant of these are the linear notion of
time, playing roles, and nature. By examining these motifs
and tracing their development, ....
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.... as you feel when you look on the river and sky,
so I felt,
Just as any of you is one of a living crowd, I was
one of a crowd,
Just as you are refreshd by the gladness of the
river and the bright flow, I was" (23-26).
This same motif follows through to the next stanza, as he
continues to emphasize how things are the same to him as
they ....
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