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Read "O Captain, My Captain!", by Walt Whitman
Considering the events occurring at the time this poem was written, how does the author use the captain, the ship, and the journey as symbols to develop the theme of the poem? Use specific evidence from the text to support your answer.
Answer:
The captain represents Abraham Lincoln as the leader of the Union, and the ship and its journey is a symbol of the grand and dangerous endeavor that was the Civil War. The Union had already won over the Confederates, which is depicted in the poem as follows: "the prize we sought is won." But the joy gets obscured by the death of the Captain, who "lies, Fallen cold and dead" on the deck of the ship.
Explanation:
Whitman wrote this poem after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, which happened when the Civil War was coming to an end.
Answer:
Non-fiction, informative.
Explanation:
The book has the purpose to inform the reader about the topic.
I think simple subject is I
The "this" to which the poet refers in the final line is "the poet's art," which means that, as long as his poem exists, people will remember that person.
<h3>What is the poem about?</h3>
"Sonnet 18" by Shakespeare is a poem about a beautiful woman with whom the speaker seems to be in love. The speaker tells her that her existence and her beauty will always be remembered, that they will never fade.
What the speaker means is that, as long as that poem exists and people read it, they will remember that woman's life and beauty. She is being immortalized in the poem.
Thus, when the speaker says in the final line, "So long lives this and this gives life to thee," the word "this" means the poem, the art that will keep her memory alive.
With the information above in mind, we can choose option B as the correct answer.
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