Which line best shows Whitman’s sorrow about this event?Group of answer choicesFor you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turningRise up for you the flag is flung for you the bugle trillsBut I, with mournful tread, Walk the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead.For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths - for you the shores a-crowding

The following text is adapted from Walt Whitman’s 1865 poem “O Captain! My Captain!". O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells!Rise up! for you the flag is flung, for you the bugle trills:For you bouquets and ribboned wreaths; for you the shores a-crowding:For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning.My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still:My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will.            Exult, O shores! and ring, O bells!            But I, with silent tread,            Walk the spot my Captain lies,                Fallen cold and dead.Which choice describes the overall structure of the text?The speaker describes his aspirations for his country, then describes his aspirations for himself.eliminateThe speaker makes an impassioned plea, then contends with the reality of the situation.eliminateThe speaker puts forth an argument, then lists the reasons why that argument is not valid.eliminateThe speaker questions his own reality, then repeatedly contradicts his own claims.

O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,The ship has weather’d1 every rack, the prize we sought2 is won,The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,While follow eyes the steady keel,3 the vessel4 grim and daring;[5]But O heart! heart! heart!O the bleeding drops of red,Where on the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead.O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;[10]Rise up — for you the flag is flung — for you the bugle trills,5For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths — for you the shores a-crowding,For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager6 faces turning;Here Captain! dear father!This arm beneath your head![15]It is some dream that on the deck,You’ve fallen cold and dead.My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still,My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will,The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done,[20]From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;Exult O shores, and ring O bells!But I with mournful7 tread,8Walk the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead."O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman (1865) is in the public domain.Unless otherwise noted, this content is licensed under theCC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licenseNotesAllDefinitionsFootnotesan archaic way of saying “weathered,” which means “to survive” an event"sought" is a past participle of the word "seek"a part of underside of a boata term for a large boatthe repeating of a high-pitched sound from the instrumentEager (adjective) : very interested, anxious, or enthusiastic (to do or have something)Mournful (adjective) : full of sorrow, sadness, regret, or griefTread (verb) : to walk or stepRead AloudAnnotateTranslateAssessment QuestionsShow Less1234567Considering the events occurring at the time this poem was written, how does the author use the captain, the ship, and the journey as symbols to develop the theme of the poem? Use specific evidence from the text to support your answer.

What event is Whitman mourning?Group of answer choicesThe start of the Civil WarThe loss of the Confederate armyThe death of President LincolnA ship’s return after an unsuccessful trip

Which, do you think are the most poetic lines? Why?

Choose the poem that uses alliteration.Then, suddenly, in a curve of the road,Red tulips!A bright battalion, swaying,They marched with fluttering flags.Though your beauty were a netOf unimagined power,It could not hold me tonight;For I am all spirit.