The repeated lines in "Recuerdo" emphasize the joyful and carefree moments shared between the two people as they experience their adventure together. By echoing their tiredness and merriment, the poem creates a sense of nostalgia and highlights the simple pleasures they enjoyed, even in a challenging situation.
Use the poem "Recuerdo" by Edna St. Vincent Millay to complete the activity.
(1) We were very tired, we were very merry—
We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry.
It was bare 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 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 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 fares.
In one to two sentences, explain how the repeated lines contribute to the overall meaning of the poem. 7th grade level please.
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