Question

Explain how Whitman develops an extended metaphor in his poem. "O, Captain! My Captain!"

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Answer 1

The entire poem is an extended metaphor, or figurative language that implies comparison between seemingly unlike things, for the United States after the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln's assassination. In the metaphor, the captain is Lincoln, the voyage is the war and the ship is the United States.

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Answer 2

The elegy "O Captain! My Captain!" is written by Walt Whitman. The extended metaphor used here is about the death of Abraham Lincoln. President Abraham Lincoln is considered to be the greatest presidents of all times and his assassination left every person in the world to mourn over it. Lincoln is considered to be the "Captain" in the elegy who was the one leading the ship. After his assassination, it became very difficult for the passengers of the ship or the people of America to sustain their lives.