Overture to a Dance of Locomotives

Describe symbolism in Overture to a Dance of Locomotives by William Carlos Williams

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For Williams, the railway station served as a symbol for democracy—people coming together, travelling side by side, engaging in a hopeful, artistic dance that may usher them and him into a peaceful and progressive new era.

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Overture to a Dance of Locomotives