Walt Whitman's Oh Captain, My Captain

The poem was based near the time of the civil war. It is a poem that captured the feelings of all the Americans during the end of the Civil War’s end and the assassination of Lincoln. Also, captured the hearts of many Americans making the poem popular. The poem “Oh Captain, My Captain” was not only about the end of the Civil War, but was also about the death of Lincoln. Many people were very emotionally unstable when he passed. He had helped end the war, and had freed the slaves. His death was a very depressing time for all. The death of Lincoln and how Americans felt about the 16th present inspired Whitman to write “O Captain, My Captain!”. Not just the sadness but also peaceful fragment that the war had ended. He felt as if he headed