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O Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done,
respected and each santanza
Boets destle
Apostrophe an abc sa boom
Fallen cold and dead.
mud (n) footstep
abbameibadi
keel
at the base of a ship that
supports the framework
a kind of small trumpet, used in
the army for giving signals
pebbutō heart: HeartHeart!
Moargemat
O the bleeding drops of red,
caption is not scandy to
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
rack(n) wound
exulting celebrating victory
O Captain! My Captain! Rise up and
hear the bells;
Rise up—for you the flag is flung-bugle
for you the bugle trills,
For you bouquets and ribbon'd
wreaths-for you the shores a crowding,
For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning
Here Captain! Dear Father!
This arm beneath your head!
It is some dream that on the deck,
You've fallen cold and dead.
It seened to be like a
decam which he
Exercises
A. Answer these questions.
1. Which trip' has the poet referred to and why is it fearfur
2. What was the prize and why were the people 'exulting?
3. What is 'grim' and 'daring' and why is the expression significant?
4. Explain the metaphor of the ship and the captain.
S. Bring out the essence of the first four lines of the second stanza.
6. What conclusion can we derive from the poet's reference to Abr
Lincoln as 'father?
uss the irony of the words "the victor ship comes in with object
Captain does not answer,
consider to be a great leader? What are the important qualities that a gre
Lista few leadership qualities that you think are important. Whom do you
nis lips are pale and still,
father does not feel my arm,
Americm president, Abraham Lincoln. The poem is in the form of a songs
This poem is an extended metaphor about the assassination of the
Is no pulse nor will,
According to the poet, the victory of the Union has been established, but
by a sailor whose celebration is rudely ended by the death of his
comes in with object won;
Exult Oshores, and ring O bells
the ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won,
But I with moumful tready
Walk the deck my Captain lies,
The post is near, the bells I hear, the people all exultingbedio
Abraham Lincoln's two significant victories were the abolition of slavery in
America and the unification of the people and the country after a tumultuous
period of civil war. The poem can be classified as an elegy composed to
honour the much-revered President.
Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was an American poet, essayist and Journalist who is among
the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse. He
is best known for his controversial collection of poems, Leaves of Grass. His other popular
works include the novel Franklin Evans, the poetry collection Drum Taps, the political work
Democratic Vistas, and so on. The poem was first published in the pamphlet 'Sequel to
Drum-Tops that contained eighteen poems on the American Civil War.
captain who led America during the years of conflict is dead.
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring:
weather'd withstood Falliance
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trills (V) sounds in a shrill manner​

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