Definitions
Define rack. (The ship has weather'd every rack)
a buffeting, as by a storm
The repeated "g" at the end of the words flag and flung (for you the flag is flung) is an example of what?
consonance
A poem written to express grief over death, such as O Captain! My Captain!, is called what?
elegy
This poem discusses both victory and loss. What is the victory and what is the loss?
victory - Civil War is over; loss - Lincoln has been assassinated
Throughout the poem, Whitman goes from denial to acceptance of Lincoln's assassination. He is going through the stages of _____________.
grief
Define exulting. (the people all exulting)
rejoicing
The repeating of "s" in safe and sound (The ship is anchor'd safe and sound) is an example of what?
alliteration
What is the rhyme scheme for each stanza in this poem?
AABBCDED
How do you know that each stanza has both a verse and a chorus?
the indenting (arrangement)
What is the mood of the poem?
both celebrating the victory but mourning the death of the President - the reader feels both emotions
In the extended metaphor, who is the captain?
Abraham Lincoln
The repeating of the short "i" sound in ship and trip (From fearful trip the victor ship...) is an example of what?
assonance
In this poem, people are celebrating Lincoln's victory but he is not there to witness it. This is an example of what?
irony
Define lionize. (Lincoln was lionized in the poem "O Captain! My Captain!")
to give a lot of public attention and approval to someone
What is the tone of the poem?
sad, pensive, the author truly feels the loss of the President; wishing Lincoln could have lived to celebrate
In the extended metaphor, what is the ship?
United States
The words done and won at the ends of lines 1 and 2 are examples of what?
rhyme
Describing Lincoln by saying "his lips are pale and still" is an example of what figurative language?
imagery
The verses are about ___________ and the choruses are about _____________.
the victory of the Civil War; the loss of Lincoln by assassination
What is meant by "But I with mournful tread"?
the speaker is walking sadly
In the extended metaphor, what is the voyage?
our Civil War
The words "O Captain! my Captain!" are an example of what?
apostrophe (addressing an absent person)
Repeating "For you" at the beginning of clauses (For you bouquets..., for you the shores..., for you they call) is called what?
anaphora
Whitman shows us in this poem that loss and victory are closely linked during _______________.
wartime
What is meant by "It is some dream that on the deck, You've fallen cold and dead"?
the speaker feels like it must be a bad dream that the President is dead