The elements that represent elements of an author's style are the sentence length, the language used, syntactical structure and rhetorical devices. Using rhetorical devices is a way of using effective expression or assertive text that aims to change the reader's mind or make the reader support the author's point of view. Sentence length is important because reading long convoluted sentences is off-putting to the reader. If the sentence structure is too short, however, it causes a stilted flow and the reader won't enjoy reading what the author has written either.
There are several things that might be symbolized by the word bridge in this line from the poem, but perhaps one thing would be the connections that you form in life.
