Read the excerpt from " Crossing the Brooklyn Ferry." Flood-tide below me! I see you face to face! Clouds of the west - sun there half an hour high - I see you also face to face. Which statement best describes the effect of repeating the phrase "face to face"? It shows that the narrator sees the facial features of others. It demonstrates that the narrator is surrounded by nature. It demonstrates that the narrator is surrounded by people. It shows that the narrator is suspicious of the sea and sky.

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Izabella Garner

9 November, 01:33

Read the excerpt from " Crossing the Brooklyn Ferry." Flood-tide below me! I see you face to face! Clouds of the west - sun there half an hour high - I see you also face to face. Which statement best describes the effect of repeating the phrase "face to face"? It shows that the narrator sees the facial features of others. It demonstrates that the narrator is surrounded by nature. It demonstrates that the narrator is surrounded by people. It shows that the narrator is suspicious of the sea and sky.

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Javion Everett · Answer 1

It demonstrates that the narrator is surrounded by nature.

The term face to face means you're right up close to something, it is right in front of your nose. The fact that the narrator is describing so many elements as being face to face with him shows that nature is absolutely everywhere around him, so close.

Renee Day · Answer 2

B, It demonstrates that the narrator is surrounded by nature.