"O Captain! my Captain!" is a poem by Walt Whitman that reflects on the themes of loss and mourning in the context of a victorious yet tragic journey. The poem opens with a sense of triumph as the ship, representing the nation, has successfully completed its journey, but it is overshadowed by the death of the captain, symbolizing President Abraham Lincoln. The repeated lines about the captain lying "fallen cold and dead" emphasize the deep sorrow and grief felt despite the achievement. The imagery of the “bleeding drops of red” poignantly illustrates the cost of the struggle and the profound impact of the captain's (Lincoln's) loss on the narrator and the nation.
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; 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! our fearful trip is done,The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; But O heart! heart! heart!O the bleeding drops of red,Where on the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead.
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