About the Author
About the Poem
About the Ship
Stanza 1
100

What is Walt Whitman's country's name?

America.

100

How many stanzas are there in the poem?

3 stanzas.

100

A large ship is called

Vessel

100

Where was the port located in?

America

200

What is Walt Whitman particularly known for?

His poems.

200

Which president is O captain! My captain! based on?

Abraham Lincoln.

200

On the deck of the ship, there were drops of 

Blood

200

The captain laid cold and

Dead

300

When was Walt Whitman born?

1819.

300

Who is the speaker of the poem?

A passenger of the ship.

300

The ship looked 

Grim and daring

300

What is 'deck'?

Floor of a ship

400

What was Walt Whitman's profession?

He was a writer.

400

Whose eyes followed the steady keel of the ship?

The crowd's

400

What does 'fearful trip' refer to?

War

500

What is Walt Whitman's first name?

Walt.

500

The people at the port were all

Exulting

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