o captain my captain poem by Walt Whitman

WALT WHITMAN

1. O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN! -WALT WHITMAN Presented by- Prof. R. R. Borse , Asst.Prof . & HOD, Eng.Dept ., B.P.Arts,S.M.A. Sci ., K.K.C.Comm.College,Chalisgaon,Dist.Jalgaon Mail- [email protected]

2. CONTEXT ABOUT POET SUMMARY ANALYSIS THEMES FIGURES OF SPEECH 2023 O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!

3. ABOUT POET Walter Whitman Jr. May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892 American poet, essayist, and journalist. U sed unusual images and symbols, including rotting leaves, tufts of straw, and debris. L abelled as the father of  free verse , though he did not invent it. FAMOUS WORKS: Leaves of Grass Drum-Taps Franklin Evans ; or The Inebriate: A Tale of the Times 2023 O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!

4. SUMMARY O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!

5. 1 st stanza O my captain, our hard journey is over; we have endured all the storms and won the prize. I can hear the ringing bells from the port where people are waiting to share the victorious moment with you. All their eyes are on the steady ship, that bold and brave vessel. But O my heart, see the red blood drops where my captain lies cold and dead. 2023 O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!

6. 2023 O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN! 2 nd stanza O my captain, get up and hear those bells. Rise up to see the flags flying for you. The people on the shore are shouting for you with bouquets and ribbon wreaths. The crowd is waiting for you. Their eager faces turn towards you. My father, I am putting my hand under your head. I may be dreaming on this deck where you have fallen cold and dead.

7. 2023 O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN! 3 rd stanza My captain is not answering. His lips look pale and still. My father couldn’t feel my arm that is under his head. He has no pulse nor consciousness. The ship has ended its journey and it has returned with the prizes won in its trip. The bells are ringing on the shore. But I am walking toward the deck slowly where my captain lies cold and dead.

8. A N A L Y S I S Walt Whitman's poem "O Captain! My Captain!" uses the metaphor of a ship's captain who has died to represent the death of President Abraham Lincoln at the end of the U.S. Civil War. Mourning the death of the captain is a way of expressing grief over the traumatic loss of the president. "Oh Captain! My Captain!" uses an extended metaphor that uses the death of a ship's captain as a way of responding to the death of President Abraham Lincoln.  The poem implies a comparison between the death of a ship's captain and the death of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. A captain is the leader of a ship, just as the president is the leader of the U.S. The poem uses the death of the captain as a way of mourning Lincoln's death. 2023 O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!

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25. THEMES VICTORY VS LOSS The people of America has won the Civil war but they have lost their leader. GRIEF The poet is grieving over the loss of their leader Lincoln. INDIVIDUAL VS NATION The poet grieves over the death of the captain but the people are rejoicing over the victory. The poet feels that his feelings are rather personal than public by the words “my captain”. 2023 O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!

26. 2023 O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN! SYMBOLS & SYMBOLISMS The poet compares Lincoln to ship Captain. He symbolizes the U.S as the ship By mentioning storms, fights and other dangers, he represents the struggle they have gone through during the Civil war. Putting his arm under the Captain’s head, the poet symbolizes how Mary held Christ on her lap after his crucifixion.

27. 2023 O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN! FIGURES OF SPEECH METAPHOR The poem is an extended metaphor RHYMING SCHEME A A B B APOSTROPHE A figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses someone (or something) that is not present or cannot respond in reality. The entity being addressed can be an absent, dead, or imaginary person

28. THANK YOU 2023 O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!