O captin my captain7/11/2023 Hence the poem ends with both victories as well as loss. Poet, moving around this place, laments over his death. The ‘deck’ here refers to the cemetery of Lincoln. People are rejoicing but the poet is mourning over the death of Lincoln. horrors of the Civil War is over now and there is relief among the people. It is such a time when the ship has arrived at its destination. He can neither feel the arms of the poet not his heart is beating. The poet says that now the captain is dead. Whitman experiences the euphoria of their victory but at the same time laments over the death of Lincoln, which is a big loss for the nation. In the 3 rd stanza, we find the duality of emotions. The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done,įrom fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won The poem is classified as an elegy or mourning poem, and was written to honor Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States. My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will, Walt Whitman composed the poem O Captain My Captain after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination in 1865. Stanza 3 My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still, Poet calls him father because, for him, Lincoln is not just a military leader but the father of the nation and laments over his loss. The poet goes in reminiscence and tries to consider this death to be fancy but at last, he has to believe that Captain is dead. It should be noted that the captain is dead now and hence these ceremonies are of his funeral. The people are eagerly waiting for his arrival, but he is dead now. The poet asks the captain to rise up as for him, bells are being rung, flags are being hoisted, musical instruments are being rung, flowers are being curled etc. After steering the vessel, the American nation, through storm and stress to victory and glory, Lincoln now lies cold and dead on the deck. This technique of talking to the dead is called apostrophe. In this poem O Captain My Captain Walt Whitman presents Lincoln as a great and beloved captain. In the second stanza, Whitman tries to talk to the Captain, who, he knows well, is dead. Rise up–for you the flag is flung–for you the bugle trills,įor you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths–for you the shores a-crowding,įor you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning Stanza 2 O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells This makes the poet exclaim ‘O heart! Heart! Heart!’ The captain, who was supposed to be praised by the people for his peerless bravery is now lifeless and motionless. The captain is dead now and blood is oozing from his body. In the next lines, this enthusiasm is replaced by gloom. Keel has been thrown off the ship so as to keep ship stable. The enthusiasm increases as the ship reach near the port. Poet tells the captain that port (home) is very near and now he can hear the sound of temple bells and the cries of the enthusiastic people who are eagerly waiting for him. This is significant, as well get into later. The people have won the victory at last, which they quested for i.e. The elegy 'O Captain My Captain' by Walt Whitman was published in November 1865, about seven months after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. In the first stanza, Whitman calls upon the Captain (Lincoln) of the Ship (USA) that ‘fearful trip’ (dreadful Civil War) has come to an end. While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won, Stanza 1 O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The poem describes the victory of the Union after the end of the Civil War and also the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. It is a symbolic poem in which Captain refers to Abraham Lincoln and the Ship refers to the USA. You will read the poem: O Captain My Captain by Walt Whitman. It was published in his work Leaves of Grass. This was the LibriVox Weekly Poetry Project for the week of February 19th, 2006.The poem O Captain! My Captain, written by Walt Whitman (1865) consists of 3 stanzas. Alliteration Alliteration in 'O Captain My Captain' is the repetition of. It appears in Leaves of Grass, Whitman’s masterpiece of a poetry collection and is considered by many to be one of his greatest poems. My Captain', the poem alludes to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in relation to the Captains death. This classic poem was written by Whitman following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. In honor of President’s Day, LibriVox brings you thirteen versions of O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman. Download cover art Download CD case insert O Captain! My Captain!
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