We had gone back-and-forth all night on the ferry. It was there and bright, and smelled like a stable, but we looked into a fire. we leaned across a table. We lay on a hilltop underneath the moon and the whistles kept blowing, and the Dawn came soon we were very tired. We were very Mary. We had gone back-and-forth all 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 on and the wind came cold and the sun rose dripping, a bucket of gold. We were very tired we were very Mary we had gone back-and-forth all night on the ferry. We hailed Morrow mother to a shawl covered head and bought a morning paper, which neither of us read And she went. God bless you for the apples and pears and we gave her all our money but our subway fairs which one of these would be the answer would it be the first two lines are the same in each stanza each stanza has three pairs of rhyming lines, each stand that describes part of the speakers evening with her friend, or all of the above..

Question

In one two how to repeated lines contribute to the overall meaning of the poem

Answer 1

The repeated lines "we had gone back-and-forth all night on the ferry" emphasize the sense of movement and repetition in the speaker's evening with her friend. This repetition suggests a sense of exhaustion and weariness as they travel throughout the night. It also highlights the cyclical nature of their interactions and the constant back-and-forth of their conversations and experiences. Overall, the repeated lines contribute to the overall theme of the poem, conveying a sense of enduring friendship and shared experiences despite the challenges they face.