ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“O Captain! My Captain!”:Which word best describes the tone of the speaker?
A
Annoyed
B
Joyous
C
Grieving
D
Indifferent
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In other words, what is the attitude of the speaker towards his captain? The tone of the poe was bittersweet. Victory comes with loss and grief.

Detailed explanation-2: -The tone of O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman is a tone of lamentation. The speaker is lamenting the fact that the captain has died.

Detailed explanation-3: -The poem, which was highly popular, portrays Lincoln as the captain of a sea-worn ship-the Union triumphant after the American Civil War. While “The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done, ” the Captain lies on the deck, “Fallen cold and dead.”

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: The speaker is filled with grief because the Captain of the ship is dead.

Detailed explanation-5: -“O Captain! My Captain!” is an elegy written by Walt Whitman in 1865 to commemorate the death of President Abraham Lincoln.

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