ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“O Captain! My Captain!” was written just after the end of the Civil War. The speaker’s description of a captain who dies most likely refers to
A
Walt Whitman
B
Abraham Lincoln
C
Jefferson Davis
D
Robert E. Lee
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Abraham Lincoln is being compared to the captain. Yes, because a captain is head of the ship and Lincoln was the president head of the US.

Detailed explanation-2: -“O Captain! My Captain!” is an elegy written by Walt Whitman in 1865 to commemorate the death of President Abraham Lincoln. It was first published in Sequel to Drum-Taps (1865), a collection of Whitman’s poems inspired by the events of the American Civil War.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -“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-5: -O Captain! My Captain! is a poem written by American poet Walt Whitman in 1865 about the death of Abraham Lincoln. It is a poem of praise for a leader who charted a path through a terrible storm and lead his crew and people through a dangerous voyage to safety.

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