Crossing Brooklyn Ferry
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"Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" is a celebrated poem by Walt Whitman that meditates on time, shared human experience, and the connection between past and future generations through the everyday act of crossing the East River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crossing Brooklyn Ferry canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Context triple: [Leaves of Grass, notablePoem, Crossing Brooklyn Ferry]
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A.
Crossing the Water
"Crossing the Water" is a posthumously published collection of poems by Sylvia Plath that showcases her stark, vivid imagery and evolving poetic voice in the years leading up to her death.
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B.
The Bells
"The Bells" is a lyrical poem by Edgar Allan Poe that uses musical repetition and onomatopoeia to evoke the changing moods and stages of life through the sounds of different bells.
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C.
On the Banks of the Old Raritan
"On the Banks of the Old Raritan" is the traditional alma mater song of Rutgers University, widely used to represent the school's spirit and heritage at athletic and ceremonial events.
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D.
The Belle of New York
The Belle of New York is a 1952 Technicolor musical film starring Fred Astaire as a charming playboy whose pursuit of a devout Salvation Army worker leads to whimsical, dance-filled romance in turn-of-the-century New York City.
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E.
The City
The City is a common nickname for Manhattan, the densely populated and iconic borough of New York City known for its skyscrapers, cultural landmarks, and role as a global financial and media hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Target entity description: "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" is a celebrated poem by Walt Whitman that meditates on time, shared human experience, and the connection between past and future generations through the everyday act of crossing the East River.
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A.
Crossing the Water
"Crossing the Water" is a posthumously published collection of poems by Sylvia Plath that showcases her stark, vivid imagery and evolving poetic voice in the years leading up to her death.
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B.
The Bells
"The Bells" is a lyrical poem by Edgar Allan Poe that uses musical repetition and onomatopoeia to evoke the changing moods and stages of life through the sounds of different bells.
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C.
On the Banks of the Old Raritan
"On the Banks of the Old Raritan" is the traditional alma mater song of Rutgers University, widely used to represent the school's spirit and heritage at athletic and ceremonial events.
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D.
The Belle of New York
The Belle of New York is a 1952 Technicolor musical film starring Fred Astaire as a charming playboy whose pursuit of a devout Salvation Army worker leads to whimsical, dance-filled romance in turn-of-the-century New York City.
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E.
The City
The City is a common nickname for Manhattan, the densely populated and iconic borough of New York City known for its skyscrapers, cultural landmarks, and role as a global financial and media hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| addresses |
future generations
ⓘ
future readers ⓘ |
| author | Walt Whitman ⓘ |
| centralSymbol |
East River crossing
ⓘ
ferry ⓘ |
| collection | Leaves of Grass ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
crowds
ⓘ
journey ⓘ light and shadow ⓘ water ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPublishedIn | Leaves of Grass ⓘ |
| form | long poem ⓘ |
| genre |
free verse
ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
New York City
ⓘ
everyday life ⓘ human connection ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
American Romanticism
ⓘ
Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
anaphora
ⓘ
cataloguing ⓘ direct address ⓘ imagery ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| meter | free verse ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| narrator | ferry passenger ⓘ |
| originalPublicationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Whitman canon ⓘ |
| period | 19th century American literature ⓘ |
| poet | Walt Whitman ⓘ |
| publicationType | book poem ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking
ⓘ
Song of Myself ⓘ |
| setting |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
East River ⓘ Manhattan ⓘ New York Harbor estuarine system ⓘ
surface form:
New York Harbor
|
| structure | sectioned poem ⓘ |
| theme |
connection between generations
ⓘ
continuity of past present and future ⓘ democracy ⓘ shared human experience ⓘ spiritual unity ⓘ time ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
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Subject: Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Description of subject: "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" is a celebrated poem by Walt Whitman that meditates on time, shared human experience, and the connection between past and future generations through the everyday act of crossing the East River.
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