Why have the lines ‘For men may come and men may go, But I go on forever’ been repeated in the poem several times? What is the significance of these lines?
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Why have the lines ‘For men may come and men may go, But I go on forever’ been repeated in the poem several times? What is the significance of these lines?
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02/02/2021 12:51 pm
The lines “For men may come and men may go, But I go on forever” have been repeated in the poem several times in order to lay emphasis on the brook being immortal. It is ironical that man is so arrogant though he is merely a mortal.
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