O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done; The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won;00000The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, 0000While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring:5 But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;10 Rise up–for you the flag is flung–for you the bugle trills;00000For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths–for you the shores a–crowding;00000For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;00000 Here Captain! dear father This arm beneath your head;15 It is some dream that on the deck,00000 You've fallen cold and dead.00000My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still;00000My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will;00000The ship is anchor'd safe and sound, its voyage closed and done;20 From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;00000 Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells!00000 But I, with mournful tread, Walk the deck my Captain lies,00000 Fallen cold and dead.

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O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done; The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won;00000The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, 0000While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring:5 But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;10 Rise up–for you the flag is flung–for you the bugle trills;00000For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths–for you the shores a–crowding;00000For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;00000 Here Captain! dear father This arm beneath your head;15 It is some dream that on the deck,00000 You've fallen cold and dead.00000My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still;00000My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will;00000The ship is anchor'd safe and sound, its voyage closed and done;20 From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;00000 Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells!00000 But I, with mournful tread, Walk the deck my Captain lies,00000 Fallen cold and dead.

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

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
.

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;

Answer 1

Part A: A father

Part B: D) My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will;

Answer 2

Part A: The symbolic figure that the poet uses to represent the fallen Abraham Lincoln is a father.

Part B: The line from the poem that best supports the response in Part A is "My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will."

Answer 3

Part A:

To answer this question, we need to identify which symbolic figure the poet uses to represent the fallen Abraham Lincoln besides the title of "Captain." In the given poem, the poet refers to the fallen figure as "my Captain" and "dear father." Therefore, the correct answer is A. a father.

Part B:

To determine which line from the poem best supports the response in Part A, we need to find a line that mentions the fallen figure as a father. From the options provided, the line that best supports this response is D. "My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will." This line suggests that the speaker's father, representing Abraham Lincoln, has passed away and no longer responds.