In the sixth section of this poem, the speaker cla
In the sixth section of this poem, the speaker claims "I am he who knows what it is to be evil," and he goes on to compare himself to the wolf, the snake, and the hog. Along with the author's poem "Mannahatta," quotes from this poem were featured in a 1911 city documentary by Charles Sheeler and Paul Strand. The speaker describes the "similitudes of the past and those of the future" as well as the "men and women generations before me" who had embarked on the same journey. Divided into nine sections, this poem begins "Flood-tide below me! I see you face to face!", and the speaker goes on to exhort the "countless crowds of passengers" to move " from shore to shore." For 10 points, name this poem from Leaves of Grass describing a boat trip from Manhattan over the East River.
In the sixth section of this poem, the speaker claims "I am he who knows what it is to be evil," and he goes on to compare himself to the wolf, the snake, and the hog.
"Crossing Brooklyn Ferry"