Question

central idea to o captain my captain

Answer 1

the central idea of the poem which the poet is emphasising is theCaptain is "fallen cold and dead." Whitman repeats this... It is well known that Whitman's "O Captain! my Captain!" is a lament for the death of Abraham Lincoln.

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Answer 2

The central idea to o captain my captain:

"O Captain  my Captain!" is a well known to all that this is the lament for death of “Abraham Lincoln”. The Ideas and the emotions which is conveyed in this poem is not necessary tied to the singular situation.

The poem remains “effective and keeps on moving” even without any knowledge of the poet. The main idea of the poet is to emphasizing the caption in "fallen cold and dead".