"0 Captain! My Captain!"
Read the poem "0 Captain! My Captain!" Think about how the poem represents Whitman's feelings on
President Lincoln's assassination. Then answer the questions below.
1. In the line "0 Captain! my Captain)," to whom does Whitman refer?
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2. How is the line "0 Captain! my Captain" a metaphor?
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3.
In the line "Our fearful trip is done:' to what fearful trip is Whitman referring?
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4. What does "The ship has weathered every rack" mean?
5. In the line, "The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won," what is the prize that was
soughl and won?
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6. To what does "hear the bells;!Rise up--for you the flag is flungfor you the bugle trills,IFor you bouquets and ribboned wreaths ... "
refer?
7. In the lines, "My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and
still,/My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will, .v."
why won't "My Captain ••answer?
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