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People encountered colorful characters, lively adventures, and hometown hospitality=The canal became a popular travel experience.
Social reforms like abolitionism thrived in the canal corridor=The canal became a venue for new ideas.
Freight rates fell to just 10% of their previous cost=Merchants using the canal had dramatic profit gains.
There are many leisure activities possible in and around the canal including. . .=The canal system has a new life as venue for recreation.
The uncomfortable 2-week wagon or stagecoach trip became possible in merely 5 days=The canal revolutionized transportation.
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Answer by YourHope:
Hi! ^-^
In the first line of the poem, the poet uses a METAPHOR!
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