(1) we were very tired, we were very merry—
We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry.
It was base and bright, and smelled like a stable—
But we looked into a fire, we leaned across a table,
We lay on a hill-top underneath the moon;
And the whistles kept blowing, and the dawn came soon.
(2) we were very tired, we were very merry—
We had gone back and forth Al night on the ferry;
And you ate an apple, and I ate a pear,
From a dozen of each we had bought somewhere;
And the sky went wan, and the wind came cold,
And the sun rose dripping, a bucketful of gold.
(3) we were very tired, we were very merry
We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry.
We hailed, “good morrow, mother!” To a shawl-covered head,
And bought a morning paper, which neither of us read;
And she wept, “god bless you!” For the apples and pears,
And we gave her all our money but our subway flares
In one to two sentences, explain how the repeated lines contribute to the overall meaning of the poem
The repeated lines "we were very tired, we were very merry" emphasize the contrast between the physical exhaustion and joy experienced by the speaker throughout the night, highlighting the bittersweet nature of the memories being recounted in the poem.
The repeated lines "we were very tired, we were very merry" emphasize the contrast between the physical exhaustion and joy experienced by the speaker throughout the night, highlighting the bittersweet nature of the memories being recounted in the poem.
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