Walt+Whitman

After reading "Oh Captain My Captain"

After reading this poem "Oh Captain My Captain" by Walt Whitman, I have realized that Walt Whitman wrote about Abraham Lincoln this is about Lincoln. "O captain my captain" is repeated many times to emphasize, President Lincoln and also that he was seen as the captain of the ship (United States). “Our fearful trip is done" is referring to the civil war being over. "The ship" is a metaphor for the country which Lincoln is the captain of, and leads into the Civil War, but more specifically, the north. "The prize" is that he is able to help majorly to put an end to slavery and keep the country together and united throughout this process. "Fallen cold and dead" is repeated several times to emphasize the shock caused by Lincoln's death. "Rise up and hear the bells" is where Walt wishes that Lincoln was able to witness all the cheers of the country when the Civil War was done. "Some dream" is referring to how the people reacted to Lincoln’s death and how they just didn’t want to believe it. Stanza 2 describes this on how the Americans didn’t want to believe that Lincoln was dead and they still wanted him to see them cheering of his accomplishment. "Voyage closed and done" was meaning how the long, burdensome war is over. "Exult o shores" is saying that although the north are happy about the outcome of the war, they are mourning the death of their wonderful president who led them to victory.
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After reading "Oh Captain My Captain" **it is observed that** Walt Whitman had much respect for Abraham Lincoln. This poem has left a lasting impression upon me. I could feel the emotion poured into this poem by Whitman. It was prevalent in this poem that it was written as an __elegy__ in honor of President Lincoln. I observed that this was written posthumously of Lincoln. Whitman had many feelings towards Lincoln and he expressed them through his writing of this poem. I can relate with Walt Whitman because I am currently writing a poem about my Grandfather who has passed away. I am intending on expressing my feelings through a poem also just as Whitman did. I know how Whitman must have felt writing this poem because as I am writing my poem it brings back memories of my Grandfather. So, Whitman must have had thoughts of Lincoln throughout the writing process of this poem. But also writing this poem I have had many good feelings and memories that I have forgot about but they have resurfaced as I was thinking of my Grandfather. Writing a poem about someone that you cared about and looked up to is a good feeling. It makes you happy to know that you will once again be reunited with **them** one day.
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"O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done;" This line means that the reader is excited and telling his Captain that their trip is done and in this case it being the Civil War.

"O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;" I interoperated this line as meaning that the reader was wishing that his Captain (Abraham Lincoln) was still there and was able to see the outcome of what he caused. The outcome was good and therefore is why he wanted Lincoln to see it.

"The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won;" This is referring to "the prize" which was winning the War and ending slavery. They won the war and ended slavery.