they watched the movie dead poets society at school and he is suppose to analyze line by line what each line means
in the poem oh captain my captain by Walt Whitman. Im clueless and he is too.. please help
2007-10-02 09:25:44 · 5 answers · asked by vicki f 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Poetry
"Oh Captain, My Captain" was written right after the Civil War. It is metaphorical about the Lincoln's death after the war. Search for phases that suggest irony. The captain is Lincoln and the sea and the storms symbolize the Civil War. While reading this again, remember, most people die in a war, not after it.
2007-10-02 10:11:52 · answer #1 · answered by The Animal Psychiatrist♬♪ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"From fearful trip, the victor ship, comes in with object won;
Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells!
But I, with mournful tread,
Walk the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead."
"O Captain..." is fairly straight forward. No hidden Meaning. It is all about Lincoln and the Civil War.
2007-10-02 17:50:27 · answer #2 · answered by TD Euwaite? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I know it's about Abraham Lincoln, so that may shed some light on it for you. You should search "O Captain My Captain" on Wikipedia.
2007-10-02 17:32:29 · answer #3 · answered by fizzygurrl1980 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a fairly well written about poem. You should be able to google this one and find plenty about it.
Do well.
2007-10-02 16:50:33 · answer #4 · answered by Dancing Bee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-10-02 16:31:40 · answer #5 · answered by tommysgurl_4502214 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋