Visions of the Past and Future: Structure in "I Hear America Singing"
Question 3 of 10 • SS-English Language Arts 7
Read the excerpt from “ Crossing Brooklyn Ferry.”Just 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 refresh'd by the gladness of the river and the bright flow, I was refresh'd,Just as you stand and lean on the rail, yet hurry with the swift current, I stood yet was hurried,Just as you look on the numberless masts of ships and the thick-stemm'd pipes of steamboats, I look'd.
Answer
A
to highlight that the narrator feels misunderstood by others
B
to emphasize that the narrator’s experience is universal
C
to highlight that the reader and narrator are from different times
D
to emphasize that only the reader can relate to the narrator