Answer: 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.
Critical Listening<span> & Thinking: Evaluating Others' </span>Speeches<span>. Critical </span>listening<span>skills go far beyond just hearing a speaker's message. They involve analyzing the information in a </span>speech<span> and making </span>important<span> decisions about truth, authenticity and relevance.</span>
