Find quotes from this poem, with commentary from Shmoop. Pick a theme below to begin.
Perseverance Quotes
I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the/ flow of human blood in human veins. (2-3)
Race Quotes
"The Negro Speaks of Rivers" (title)
Memory and the Past Quotes
I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins. (2-3)
Freedom and Confinement Quotes
I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it. (7)