Question

what does the phrase brimming river mean in the poem brook

Answer 1

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The answer is The word ‘brimming’ in the poem brook describes the copious amount of water volume and the speed of the current in the river. In simple words the river was in full spate. It could be owing to the melting of the snow on the mountains or rains in the mountains. The brook joined the river near the Philip’s farm. Many more similar brooks must have joined the same river, adding more to the water volume in the river.

Answer 2

it describes the copious amount of water volume and the speed of the current in the river.