ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
‘O Captain! My Captain!’ is a poem written by-
A
Robert Frost
B
Emily Dickinson
C
Mark Twain
D
Walt Whitman
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -My Captain!” is an extended metaphor poem written by Walt Whitman in 1865 about the death of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln. Well received upon publication, the poem was Whitman’s first to be anthologized and the most popular during his lifetime.

Detailed explanation-2: -“O Captain! My Captain!” is an elegy on the death of Pres. Abraham Lincoln. It is noted for its regular form, metre, and rhyme, though it is also known for its sentimentality verging on the maudlin.

Detailed explanation-3: -Whitman wrote “O Captain! My Captain!” in response to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865. He revised the poem in 1866 and again in 1871.

Detailed explanation-4: –Inspired by the death of President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Walt Whitman (1819-1892) wrote his famous dirge “O Captain! My Captain!” in 1865.

Detailed explanation-5: -Walt Whitman wrote “O Captain, My Captain!” as a dedication to Abraham Lincoln. Although it seems like it is just a poem about a sea captain who dies at the end of a victorious voyage, it really refers to Lincoln ‘s untimely death shortly after his victory in the Civil War.

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