Tarenia Carthan Dr. Jackson English 1102 [ 8 March 2011 ] Literary Summary/Analysis of “O Captain‚ My Captain” by Poet Walt Whitman “O Captain! My Captain” is a poem written by American poet Walt Whitman which expresses admiration for the 16th president of the United States of America who was assassinated. Written as an elegy in memory of Abraham Lincoln‚ who led the nation through turbulent times during the Civil War‚ the poem invokes the emotions both of pride and solemnest that Whitman
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‘O Captain! My Captain’ is a moving poem in which Whitman expresses his profound sense of grief at a tragic end of a leader of men is addressed to Abraham Lincoln‚ one of the greatest presidents of the United States of America‚ who fought a war (the American Civil War) against the Southern States to give the Negro slaves freedom and human dignity. The war was won‚ the slaves were freed‚ but Lincoln‚ soon after his election as president for a second term‚ fell a victim to an assassin’s bullet.
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"O Captain! my Captain!" Walt Whitman wrote the poem "O Captain! my Captain!" after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Whitman describes Lincoln as the captain of the ship‚ as the leader of the country; he also refers to him as a father: "Here Captain! dear father!"(13)‚ "My father doesn’t feel my arm‚"(18). Clearly‚ a captain is not a father. Why‚ then‚ does Whitman connect the two together? Are there certain similarities between them that can’t be avoided? A captain is
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“O Captain! My Captain!” Literary Analysis Every great nation’s past contains a great leader who sacrificed everything for his or her country. Abraham Lincoln gave his life after striving to abolish slavery. Soon after Lincoln’s murder‚ Walt Whitman wrote an apostrophe poem to Lincoln. In this eulogy‚ Whitman praised Lincoln’s accomplishments and mourned his death. In “O Captain! My Captain!”‚ Walt Whitman uses repetition‚ symbolism‚ assonance‚ and metaphors to portray the theme that every great
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Red House Captain Speech - Kirstin Strachan Teachers and Fellow Red House members‚ For those of you who don’t know me already‚ my name is Kirstin Strachan and I would like to represent you as Red House Captain. I am really enjoying being in the red house‚ and what would make my last year at Wester Overton really special for me would be for me to lead the red house through an exceptionally fabulous year. When I think of the colour red‚ tomato sauce comes to mind – let’s face it‚ it’s good
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Superhero essay: Captain America As a child he stood out from the rest‚ something was different about him and no one could figure it out. Who knew that Steve Rogers would one day be saving the world from the evil Nazi’s and the Axis powers. Steve Rogers was born during the Great Depression into a poor family and was always seen as being very week (Wikipedia). Tragically he loses both of his parents very young‚ his father when he is just a child‚ and his mother when he is in his teens. He decides
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"A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand" Abraham Lincoln June 17‚ 1858 MR. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION: If we could first know where we are‚ and whither we are tending‚ we could better judge what to do‚ and how to do it. We are now far into the fifty year since a policy was initiated with the avowed object and confident promise of putting and end to slavery agitation. Under the operation of that policy‚ that agitation has not only not ceased‚ but has constantly augmented. In
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my council speech i would like to be school council because i have the ability to work with peoplle and voice peoples opinion. think that you should find out what people expect someone from the student council to give them‚ and find a way to do this. For example‚ if your class wants more sports and less homework‚ write a speech using lots of emotive and authorative language ("I hate!" "We want!") to get your point across‚ and act like its the biggest deal and the most important thing to you that
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Freedom of Speech in School: Movie Notes Who are they? Mary Beth Tinker‚ John Tinker‚ and Christopher Eckhart: Mary Beth Tinker was one of the plaintiffs in a landmark students’ rights case called Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District‚ which involved the freedom of speech. In 1965‚ Des Moines‚ Iowa residents John F. Tinker (15 years old)‚ John’s younger sister Mary Beth Tinker (13 years old)‚ and their friend Christopher Eckhardt (16 years old) decided to wear black armbands
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Robert Falcon Scott About Captain Scott About Scott and Was there another explorer that tried to reach the pole Facts Born: 6 June 1868 Plymouth‚ England Died: 29 March 1912(aged 43) Ross Ice Shelf‚ Antarctica Parents: John Edward Scott and Hannah Scott Education: Naval cadet programme‚ HMS Britannia Captain Robert Falcon Scott was an explorer that contributed in the project of exploring the Antarctic exploration.He was one of the earliest explorer that stepped on the icy tundra.There wasn’t
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