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Metaphor in 'o captain my captain'?
The Metaphor in 'o captain my captain' is the comparison between the ships journeye ending and the captains life ending.23
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What is wrong with the captain in O captain My captain?
It is a metaphor comparing the captain of a boat to President Lincoln, the captain was killed on his boat just like Lincoln was killed during his presidency on the Union soil …by John W. Booth (MORE)
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O Captain My Captain who is the captain?
"O, Captain, My Captain" found in Walt Whitmans 'Leaves of grass' is a poem about the death of American president Abraham Lincoln. The Captain is Lincoln.
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What does the captain in O Captain your Captain symbolize?
The Captain symbolizes the leader of the country. And when he is found dead on the deck of the ship the reader feels what the narrator is describing/feeling upon finding his c…aptain dead. Like many people felt when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. It was devastating. (MORE)
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Why did Captain Cook get promoted to captain?
He was a very good captain and had experience and a passion for the water.
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What happens to the captain in 'O Captain my Captain'?
"O Captain! My Captain!" was written to honor the death of a person.The poet wrote the poem after Abraham Lincoln's assassination.He admired Abraham Lincoln and was saddened b…y his death.In the poem,Lincoln is represented by the "captain" and the United States of America is the"ship".The ship has endured obstacles such as the Civil War;everything is over,and there is peace.The speaker is feeling bittersweet about the victory.The poem begins with an image of a ship returning safely to the port.Crying for his captain,the speaker realizes that the captain has died at the sea.The onlookers on shore celebrate the ship's safe return,but the speaker mourns the death of his captain.As the voyage ends,so does the captain's life. In "O Captain! My Captain!" there is the representation of a wide range of emotions from joy to sorrow.The poem begins with the narrator feeling overjoyed because the "fearful trip" is done."The words like prize,won,bells and people all exulting give the reader a feeling of excitement and accomplishment.Soon,however,the mood swings from enthusiasm to sorrow once the narrator realizes that the Captain is dead.The words such as pale,no pulse nor will and fearful are the words that generally have the feeling of sorrow.The first line of each of the three sections begins with captain,and the section ends with "fallen cold and dead".The purpose of the poet beginning each section with captain is to remind the reader that the focus remains on the captain and nothing else,while the purpose of placing "fallen cold and dead"at he end of each section is to,at first,to inform the reader of what is to come,while later its purpose is to simply to remind the reader of the tragedy. (MORE)
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History of o captain your captain?
O Captain! My Captain! was written by Walt Whitman based on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln shortly after the end of the Civil War. Lincoln is considered to be the captai…n in the poem and the ship is the United States, with the prize being the union's victory in the war and the abolition of slavery. (MORE)
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What was Captain HH Railey captain of?
Railey was later known as" Colonel Railey".........would like to find out more info about him....
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What is captain ball Or captain?
In history, there's a Captain called Ball. Captain Ball. In sports, there's a ball game call captainball. It's a game where a catcher stands on a chair and a blocker blocks …the catcher from catching the ball. You cannot run with the ball or kick it. Just pass the ball around and to score you got to pass/throw the ball to your catcher and he/she must be on the chair and hold the ball for 3 seconds. Girls score 2 point, guys score 1 point. No spiking. No stealing ball from people's hand if they are holding the ball with 2 hands. (MORE)
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Why was captain dead in o captain your captain?
The Captain represents Abraham Lincoln and Abraham Lincoln gets shot. The whole poem is just an extended metaphor comparing the death of Lincoln to the death of a captain on a… ship. (MORE)