Question
O Captain! My Captain! Selection Test
Read the selection on the left, and choose the best answer for each question on the right.
O Captain! My Captain!
O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather'd every rack, 1 the prize we sought? is
won,
The nort ie nonr
harr tha nonna all evntina
7 Multiple Choice 1 point
冷
How does the poet emphasize his grief about Lincoln's death in the poem?
By contrasting the celebration and death of Lincoln
By repeating words and phrases describing his father's life
By structuring the poem with lines of random lengths
By illustrating the sadness on the ship for Lincoln's last voyage
Read the selection on the left, and choose the best answer for each question on the right.
O Captain! My Captain!
O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather'd every rack, 1 the prize we sought? is
won,
The nort ie nonr
harr tha nonna all evntina
7 Multiple Choice 1 point
冷
How does the poet emphasize his grief about Lincoln's death in the poem?
By contrasting the celebration and death of Lincoln
By repeating words and phrases describing his father's life
By structuring the poem with lines of random lengths
By illustrating the sadness on the ship for Lincoln's last voyage
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is: **By contrasting the celebration and death of Lincoln.**
In "O Captain! My Captain!", Walt Whitman emphasizes his grief over Lincoln's death by juxtaposing the triumph of winning the Civil War with the sadness of losing the leader who guided them through it. The poem reflects a sense of mourning amidst what should be a time of victory.
In "O Captain! My Captain!", Walt Whitman emphasizes his grief over Lincoln's death by juxtaposing the triumph of winning the Civil War with the sadness of losing the leader who guided them through it. The poem reflects a sense of mourning amidst what should be a time of victory.