Question

answer the following questions with reference to the poem O Captain My captain 3. In what two ways is the voyage 'closed and done?
4. While everyone is celebrating on the shore what is the speaker doing?
5. What do the bleeding drops of red mean figuratively and literally?
6. How does the speaker react to the whole situation?
7. What does the way the speaker addresses the captain in the poem reveal
about his feelings toward the captain?
8. The poem ends with the refrain, 'fallen cold and dead.' How does this refrain
contribute to the mood of the poem?
9. Why do you think Whitman chose to use the symbol of a captain, a boat,
and a journey at sea for this poem? What other symbols could he have used?
10. Do you think all people felt the same way as the sailor at the end of the Civil
War? Why might some people have felt differently?​

Answer 1

Answers the speaker implores the Captain to "rise up and hear the bells," wishing the dead man could witness the elation. Everyone adored the captain, and the speaker admits that his death feels like a horrible dream. In the final stanza, the speaker juxtaposes his feelings of mourning and pride