Our fearful trip is done The ship has weatherd every rack the prize we sought is won The port is near the bells I hear the people all exulting.

What is the message of oh captain my captain. Our fearful trip is done The ship has weathered every rack the prize we sought is won The port is near the bells I hear the people all exulting While follow eyes the steady keel the vessel grim and daring. It was first published in Sequel to Drum-Taps 1865 a collection of Whitmans poems inspired by the events of the American Civil War. Oh Captain My Captain is the fifth episode of Castle Wars and the 5th episode of the overall series.

But I with mournful treadWalk the deck my Captain lieFallen cold and dead This poems extended metaphor is that of a ship and its captain. It was published in his work Leaves of Grass. My Captain depicts the death of a ships captain it uses an extended metaphor to describe Lincolns passing and its effect on his supporters.

My Captain written by Walt Whitman 1865 consists of 3 stanzas. The poem is an elegy to the speakers recently deceased Captain at once celebrating the safe and successful return of their ship and mourning the loss of its great leader. The poem describes the victory of the Union after the end of the Civil War and also the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

The theme of Walt Whitmans poem Oh Captain My Captain is the death of President Abraham Lincoln just as the Civil War ends. I can only believe this to be true if all 11 players in the team have perfect positioning know exactly what to do to adapt to changing circumstances in the match and are self-motivated enough to do that and look out for their team mates. O Captain My Captain is one of the famous poems by American poet Walt Whitman.

The flag is flung the bugle trills. At the beginning of each he describes the scenes of victory with which the captain is greeted. Whitman repeats this effect throughout the next two stanzas.

This poem is a memoir depicting his deep admiration for Abraham Lincoln. The poem is perhaps Whitmans most famouswhich is ironic since it is far more conventional in meter form and subject than much. Students may benefit from discussion of the term extended metaphor before beginning the poem.