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Use the poem "Recuerdo" by Edna St. Vincent Millay to complete the activity. %0D%0A%0D%0A(1) We were very tired, we were very merry—%0D%0A%0D%0AWe had gone back and forth all night on the ferry.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt was bare and bright, and smelled like a stable—%0D%0A%0D%0ABut we looked into a fire, we leaned across a table,%0D%0A%0D%0AWe lay on a hill-top underneath the moon;%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd the whistles kept blowing, and the dawn came soon.%0D%0A%0D%0A(2) We were very tired, we were very merry—%0D%0A%0D%0AWe had gone back and forth all night on the ferry;%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd you ate an apple, and I ate a pear,%0D%0A%0D%0AFrom a dozen of each we had bought somewhere;%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd the sky went wan, and the wind came cold,%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd the sun rose dripping, a bucketful of gold.%0D%0A%0D%0A(3) We were very tired, we were very merry,%0D%0A%0D%0AWe had gone back and forth all night on the ferry.%0D%0A%0D%0AWe hailed, “Good morrow, mother!” to a shawl-covered head,%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd bought a morning paper, which neither of us read;%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd she wept, “God bless you!” for the apples and pears,%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd we gave her all our money but our subway fares.%0D%0A%0D%0A %0D%0A%0D%0AIn one to two sentences, explain how the repeated lines contribute to the overall meaning of the poem....... %0D%0A%0D%0A(2 points)

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The repeated lines "We were very tired, we were very merry—We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry" emphasize the sense of exhaustion and joy experienced by the speaker throughout the night. This repetition underscores the contrast between the physical exhaustion and the emotional fulfillment felt during the journey, highlighting the bittersweet nature of the experience.
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The lines that keep getting repeated in the poem "Recuerdo" by Edna St. Vincent Millay, where it says "We were very tired, we were very merry—We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry," help show how the speaker felt both exhausted and happy after spending the whole night traveling on a ferry. The repetition of these lines helps emphasize how the speaker's feelings changed throughout the night, from being tired to feeling joyful, which gives us a better understanding of the overall experience.