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Walt Whitman Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Analysis

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The video “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry by Walt Whitman” was an audio track of a man reciting the poem, “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” accompanied with scenic photos cued alongside the voice of the man. I enjoyed reading and hearing the poem and I do like it, because it makes me feel like I am a part of a greater purpose. Listening to the poem made me feel nostalgic of the times that I would spend with my siblings, where we would band together and perform a task purely for the joy it brought to our own hearts. Yet, this poem also makes me feel hopeful, particularly for a future where I aspire to contribute relief to the lives of others. The writer’s description of the landscape stretching beyond him, and acknowledgment of how the steps he took would
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