Walt Whitman's "Captain" represents Abraham Lincoln. In the poem it says 'our fearful trip is done', meaning the civil war. The phrase 'the prize we sought is won', means Union victory. The part where it says the captain is dead it is symbolic of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
I'm guessing o means our captain and your captain the difference is our is everyone captain and your captain means personal captain
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"O Captain My Captain" is an elegy written by Walt Whitman in 1865 to memorialize President Abraham Lincoln.
the war that he won
The onomatopoeia in "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman is the word "trill." It is used to describe the sound of the bugle blowing, which symbolizes the mournful tribute to the fallen captain, Abraham Lincoln.
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 captain dead. Like many people felt when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. It was devastating.
"O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman is written in a rhyme scheme of ABABCCDEDE.
"O Captain! My Captain!" is actually a poem written by Walt Whitman as an elegy for Abraham Lincoln. It is not an oration, which is a formal speech delivered with forceful and persuasive language.
The word that relates to the sea and sailing in "O Captain! My Captain!" is "ship" which symbolizes the journey taken by the ship (representing the nation) and the captain (symbolizing Abraham Lincoln) guiding it.
O captain, My captain by Whalt Whitman
It symbolizes the war
L-A- Doctors - 1998 O Captain My Captain 1-21 was released on: USA: 19 April 1999