(A) Crying
(B) ** Celebrating
(C) There is no port
(D) Strategizing for another war
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -Even as the poem “O Captain! My Captain !” celebrates the end of the American Civil War, it is also an elegy for President Abraham Lincoln. Victory and loss are thus closely intertwined throughout the poem.
Concept note-2: -Swaying Masses In the second stanza of “O Captain! My Captain!, ” the speaker describes a crowd on the shore that’s excited to welcome the captain and the returning ship. The mass of people in the poem symbolize the American people who supported Lincoln and felt happy about the end of the war.
Concept note-3: -The crowds have brought flowers and wreaths for Lincoln. They are celebrating the end of the Civil War.
Concept note-4: -Why is it ironic that the crowds are celebrating in this poem? Readers would expect the people to be sad as they mourn the death of President Lincoln, but the people are also celebrating the end of the Civil War.