Question 26: Read and answer the questions:Īnswer: The President of America, Abraham Lincoln is addressed as ‘Captain’.
It has now been anchored well and is safe from storms which means under the effective leadership of Lincoln, the Civil War was successfully brought down and thus, the unity and integrity of the country was protected and preserved. However, the Captain was an expert and he brought the ship safely ashore. (b) Explain briefly the meaning of this line.Īnswer: The poet says that the ship (America) whose captain was Abraham Lincoln had to face the stormy and turbulent sea. (a) What does the ship refer to?Īnswer: The ship refers to America. Question 25: Read and answer the questions: “The ship is anchored safe and sound….”. So, he thinks that Abraham Lincoln lying in a pool of blood on the deck was a dream. Such a heart-rending news was unbelievable to him and he thought his death as a dream as this was the only source of consolation. Question 24: “It is some dream that on the deck.” What is the ‘dream’ referred to here and why does the poet call it ‘some dream’?Īnswer: The poet could not believe the stern reality of the President’s death as he had deep love and respect for him. He is called so because just like an expert captain of a ship, President Abraham Lincoln brought down the Civil War and protected and preserved the integrity of the country. Question 22: Name the figure of speech used in: O Captain! My Captain!Īnswer: Metaphor O Captain My Captain Questions & Answers Question 23: Who is the Captain? Why is he called so?Īnswer: The poet imagines Abraham Lincoln as the Captain of the ship.
The speaker becomes sad at the end of the poem because his captain is dead. How does this refrain contribute to the mood of the poem?Īnswer: The refrain ‘fallen cold and dead’ changes the happy mood of the poem into the sorrow one. Question 21: The poem ends with the refrain ‘fallen cold and dead’. Question 20: What does the way the speaker addresses the captain in the poem reveal about his feelings towards the captain?Īnswer: The way the speaker addresses the captain shows that he has a huge love and respect in his heart for the captain. Question 19: How does the speaker react to the whole situation?Īnswer: The speaker is very sad on the death of his captain but he asked his countrymen to enjoy and celebrate the victory while he himself is lamenting over the death of his captain. Question 18: What do ‘the bleeding drops of red’ mean figuratively and literally?Īnswer: ‘The bleeding drops of red’ means the captain is dead, his body is laid on the deck and the blood is oozing from his body. Question 17: While everyone is celebrating on the shore what is the speaker doing?Īnswer: While everyone is celebrating on the shore, the speaker/poet is mournful on the deck where the dead body of the captain is laid. In this way, the voyage is ‘closed and done’. Question 16: In what two ways is the voyage ‘closed and done’?Īnswer: Firstly, the ship has arrived safe and sound on the port and secondly, its captain is dead. Question 15: What does the speaker want the captain to hear and see in stanza 2?Īnswer: The speaker wants the captain to hear the bells and the bugle and to see the flag which is flung for him. At the same time, he laments over the death of his captain Abraham Lincoln. O Captain My Captain Questions & Answers Question 14: Describe the mixed feelings expressed in stanza I?Īnswer: In the stanza I, the speaker shows his happiness on the victory of the civil war in USA. (c) What has happened on the deck?Īnswer: The dead body of the captain has laid on the deck. (b) What bells are being referred to here?Īnswer: The bells of victory are referred here.
Question 13: Read and answer the questions: Exult O shores, and rings, O bells! (a) When and why does the speaker say this?Īnswer: The speaker says this when they are returning home because they got the victory in civil war. (c) Why is there a crowd?Īnswer: There is a crowd because they want to welcome their captain. Answer: They are at the shore of the sea.
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