O Captain! My Captain! - Literary Analysis

Please summarize the poem "O Captain! My Captain!" (Think about what is being described in this poem.)

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Describe the visual image of the first stanza. What do you think it looks like? (Question 1 on page 74)

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Identify one metaphor from the poem.

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CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The recurring reference to the "Captain" and his "ship" is an example of which literary device?

• simile

• personification

• extended metaphor

• exaggeration

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.4