AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Crying
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Celebrating
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There is no port
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Strategizing for another war
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Detailed explanation-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.
Detailed explanation-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.
Detailed explanation-3: -The crowds have brought flowers and wreaths for Lincoln. They are celebrating the end of the Civil War.
Detailed explanation-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.