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We'll consider the literal story that's being told, and also the figurative one. heart! My Captain!" Created by. STUDY. "O Captain! This classic poem was written by Whitman following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The scene in which his students recite "O Captain! My Captain!" my Captain, our fearful trip is done, The ship has weatherâd every rack, the prize we. our fearful trip is done; The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won; The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring: But O heart! The theme of Walt Whitman's poem "Oh Captain, My Captain" is the death of President Abraham Lincoln just as the Civil War ends. "My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse or will" "While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring" "O Captain! our fearful trip is done; The ship has weatherâd every rack, the prize we sought is won; The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring: But O heart! heart! O Captain! my Captain⦠Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles stand on top of ⦠Librivox's weekly poetry project for the week of February 19, 2006: O Captain!My Captain!, by Walt Whitman.In honor of President's Day, LibriVox brings you thirteen versions of O Captain!My Captain! My Captain! my Captain! Line by Line. heart! We'll work through the poem, taking four lines at a time. It was a time of many conflicting sentiments, and Whitman immortalizes this sense of uncertainty in "O Captain! From 1867 the poem was included in the 1867 and subsequent editions of Leaves of Grass. O Captain! In Whitman's metaphor, what is the a) "fearful trip" b) "ship" c) "prize" d) "port" ? O Captain! My Captain!â (1865) presents an extended metaphor for the death of American president Abraham Lincoln, assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865. by Walt Whitman. My Captain!â is an elegy on the death of Pres. heart! Lines 1-4 "O Captain! O Captain! O CAPTAIN! In the poem "O Captain! my Captain! My Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weatherâd every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting. sought is won, The port is near, the ⦠Test. PLAY. O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain ⦠My captain!" Abraham Lincoln.It is noted for its regular form, metre, and rhyme, ⦠our fearful trip is done; The ship has weatherâd every rack, the prize we sought is won; The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring: But O heart! heart! The speaker, torn between relief and despair, captures America's confusion at the end of the Civil War. Match. by Walt Whitman, the ship does symbolize the United States of America.More particularly, the ship represents the union army at the end of the Civil War. O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold ⦠O Captain! âO Captain! It's an onscreen moment that honors Williams as a fictional teacher and a metaphorical one to the young actors in the movie. O the bleeding drops of red, My Captain!, three-stanza poem by Walt Whitman, first published in Sequel to Drum-Taps in 1865. KarlyDribble. Whitman's poetry places a lot of emphasis on the individual. Terms in this set (16) Reread lines 1-3. The themes of mourning the death of the one who was the captain of the ship (the nation) and rejoicing over the victory intertwine throughout the poem. Gravity. Write. Flashcards. 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