Oh captain, My captain

Front

What does the speaker achieve in the poem with the description of the ship?

Back

He uses the ship's journey as a metaphor for the country overcoming adversity

Front

 In line 2, what is the meaning of "weather'd every rack"? 

Back

Survived every hardship

Front

How does the speaker's POV affect his impression of the poem's subject?

Back

The speaker admires what Lincoln has done & mourns his death

Front

In line 10, which word could best be used in place of "flung"?

Back

cast

Front

How has the speaker changed between the first 2 stanzas and the last stanza?

Back

He turns somber with the acceptance of the Captain's death

Front

How does the author's use of rhyme scheme enhance the theme of the poem?

Back

The repeated rhymes in the refrains emphasize the speaker's disbelief & grief

Front

 " Dear Father " means...

Back

" Father of Our Nation "

Front

What does it mean to "rise up and hear the bells?"

Back

Live again

Front

What does the author compare United States to?

Back

A ship

Front

The flag is flung and the bugle trills for who?

Back

The captain