O Captain My Captain is one of the famous poems by American poet Walt Whitman.

What is the message of oh captain my captain. It is a symbolic poem in which Captain refers to Abraham Lincoln and the Ship refers to the USA. 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. 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.

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. Mike Kemp ImagesThe Image BankGetty Images. 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.

Whitmans speaker is addressing his captain which is an example of apostrophe or a device in which a narrator speaks to someone or something that cannot respond. Our fearful trip is done. O Captain my Captain.

The flag is flung the bugle trills. - by Walt Whitman. My Captain depicts the death of a ships captain it uses an extended metaphor to describe Lincolns passing and its effect on his supporters.

In his exclamation of O Captain. Whitman repeats this effect throughout the next two stanzas. The poem is perhaps Whitmans most famouswhich is ironic since it is far more conventional in meter form and subject than much.

Whitman puts President Abraham. 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. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.