1. What was the original title of “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” when it was first published in 1856?
2. In which year did the poem Crossing Brooklyn Ferry receive its present title?
3. Whitman made substantial revisions to the poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" in which year?
4. The major symbol in “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” is:
5. What does the ferry symbolize in the poem?
6. The ferry’s movement from one shore to another suggests:
7. When Whitman says “I see you face to face,” he is addressing:
8. In "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry," the "dark patches" represent:
9. In "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry," the "dumb, beautiful ministers" refer to:
10. The poem Crossing Brooklyn Ferry belongs to which larger collection?
11. What was the original title of Walt Whitman's poem, 'Crossing Brooklyn Ferry'?
12. In the symbolic pattern of the poem, what does 'water' represent?
13. In the first section of the poem, who or what does the poet address first?
14. What phrase does Whitman use in Section 2 to describe the universe?
15. In Section 5, what does the poet say has become a ferry uniting him with all mankind?
16. The phrase 'the old knot of contrariety' in Section 6 refers to what?
17. In the final section, what role do physical objects like masts and buildings play?
18. What is Whitman's attitude toward the cities (Brooklyn and Manhattan) in the poem?
19. The line 'Closer yet I approach you' in Section 7 is addressed to whom?
20. The poem's movement from observing the tide and clouds to observing people, and finally to addressing the reader, represents a movement from...
