The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A:

Besides the title of "Captain," what is another symbolic figure that the poet uses to represent the fallen Abraham Lincoln?
A
.

a father
B
.

a port
C.

a ship
D
.

a deckhand
Multiple Choice Question
Part B:

Which line from the poem BEST supports the response in Part A?

A
.

The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won;
B
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The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
C
.

For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;
D
.

My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will;

1 answer

The correct answer for Part A is A) a father.

The correct answer for Part B is D) "My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will." This line suggests that the fallen figure being represented is a father.