Question

Explain how Whitman develops an extended metaphor in his poem "Oh Captain! my Captain!"

Answer 1

Whitman develops an extended metaphor by creating the idea that the dead men and stopped ship will no longer go on. 

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Answer 2

Whitman begins by comparing Lincoln to the captain of a ship and his army to a boat. The metaphor honors Lincoln and the army for helping defend and win the idea of freedom. Whitman ends the poem by saying that Lincoln, the captain, has died. The army and the United States have lost an important leader.