O Captain! My Captain!
By: Walt Whitman
By: Allen Roulette
Theme-
The theme of O Captain! My Captain! is showing great respect for the leader of our country. In the poem it is talking about how they just got done with the Civil War and its finally over but the the president dies at the end. The narrator is obviously very respectful to him because he seems very heart broken that he is now dead.
Imagery
Examples of imagery
1. My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still.
2. The ship is anchor'd safe and sound, its voyage closed and done.
3. O the bleeding drops of red.
Sound Devices
Alliteration
Line 10- Rise up, for you the flag if flung, for you the bugle trills.
Alliteration
Line 19- The ship is anchor’d safe and sound
Assonance
Line 20- From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won
Figurative Language
Metaphor
The Captain of the ship is representing Abraham Lincoln.
Metaphor
The Ship is representing The United States and how the Captain(Lincoln) drove it.
Personification
Line 4- "The vessel grim and daring..."
I liked this poem because...
I liked this poe because it was a very interesting poem and it represented one of our past leaders Abraham Lincoln.