Walt Whitman's O Captain! My Captain!
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Learning Objective
I can analyze the themes of loss and leadership in Walt Whitman's "O Captain! My Captain!"
Practice Questions
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1. What is the significance of the ship as a metaphor in "O Captain! My Captain!"? How does it relate to the themes of loss and leadership?
2. Discuss how the speaker's feelings of loss are portrayed in the poem. Provide specific examples from the text to support your analysis.
3. In what ways does Whitman juxtapose celebration and mourning in the poem? Explain how this duality enhances the overall message.
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