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O Captain! My Captain!

Walt Whitman

O Captain! My Captain!

O Captain! My Captain!

Walt Whitman

"O Captain! My Captain!" is an elegy written by Walt Whitman in 1865, mourning the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The poem uses the metaphor of a ship to represent the United States, celebrating the end of the Civil War while expressing profound grief over Lincoln's death. Notable for its emotional depth and historical context, it reflects Whitman's experiences as a clerk and army hospital nurse during the war.

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