How does the poet try to convince the Captain to rise up?
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The poem is a lament for the death of Lincoln, coupled with relief that the Union has remained intact. He is our "captain" because he successfully led the nation during a very difficult time.
My Captain!” The speaker compares President Lincoln to the captain of a ship and then refers to him as my captain, emphasizing his own personal connection to the president. The poem is not titled “Our Captain”; rather, the speaker seems to feel that President Lincoln is his captain in particular.
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