Answer:
The main idea of Okita's poems is that cultural heritage and physical appearances do not determine what it means to be an American. Orika expresses more about how people can experience the culture.
O Captain!<span> my Captain!</span><span> rise up and hear the bells;</span>
Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills,
For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths—for you the shores a-crowding,
<span>For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;</span>
