This poem is a memoir depicting his deep admiration for Abraham Lincoln.

What is the theme of oh captain my captain. It is a symbolic poem in which Captain refers to Abraham Lincoln and the Ship refers to the USA. He succeeded at his most dangerous task his life was lost and his crew. The poem is perhaps Whitmans most famouswhich is ironic since it is far more conventional in meter form and subject than much of Whitmans other work.

My Captain is an elegy written by Walt Whitman in 1865 to commemorate the death of President Abraham Lincoln. The central theme is loss or grief. O the bleeding drops of red Where on the deck my Captain lies Fallen cold and dead.

In Whitmans O Captain. The primary theme is masculine love. It was published in his work Leaves of Grass.

In the poem Lincoln is the captain who has lead America the ship through the civil war the victory. The captain represents Abraham Lincoln who was assassinated just as the Civil War was ending. The theme of Walt Whitmans poem Oh Captain My Captain is the death of President Abraham Lincoln just as the Civil War ends.

Other themes are duty honor and the personal sacrifice and individual cost of war only seen by the speaker. It was first published in Sequel to Drum-Taps 1865 a collection of Whitmans poems inspired by the events of the American Civil War. 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.

The poem O Captain My Captain is an elegy. My Captain makes use of an extended metaphor to create a poem eulogizing Abraham Lincoln. The theme is Abraham Lincoln.