The following text is adapted from Walt Whitman’s 1865 poem “O Captain! My Captain!". O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells!Rise up! for you the flag is flung, for you the bugle trills:For you bouquets and ribboned wreaths; for you the shores a-crowding:For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning.My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still:My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will.            Exult, O shores! and ring, O bells!            But I, with silent tread,            Walk the spot my Captain lies,                Fallen cold and dead.Which choice describes the overall structure of the text?The speaker describes his aspirations for his country, then describes his aspirations for himself.eliminateThe speaker makes an impassioned plea, then contends with the reality of the situation.eliminateThe speaker puts forth an argument, then lists the reasons why that argument is not valid.eliminateThe speaker questions his own reality, then repeatedly contradicts his own claims.

Which line best shows Whitman’s sorrow about this event?Group of answer choicesFor you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turningRise up for you the flag is flung for you the bugle trillsBut I, with mournful tread, Walk the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead.For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths - for you the shores a-crowding

O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,The ship has weather’d1 every rack, the prize we sought2 is won,The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,While follow eyes the steady keel,3 the vessel4 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,5For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths — for you the shores a-crowding,For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager6 faces turning;Here Captain! dear father!This arm beneath your head![15]It is some dream that on the deck,You’ve fallen cold and dead.My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still,My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will,The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done,[20]From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;Exult O shores, and ring O bells!But I with mournful7 tread,8Walk the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead."O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman (1865) is in the public domain.Unless otherwise noted, this content is licensed under theCC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licenseNotesAllDefinitionsFootnotesan archaic way of saying “weathered,” which means “to survive” an event"sought" is a past participle of the word "seek"a part of underside of a boata term for a large boatthe repeating of a high-pitched sound from the instrumentEager (adjective) : very interested, anxious, or enthusiastic (to do or have something)Mournful (adjective) : full of sorrow, sadness, regret, or griefTread (verb) : to walk or stepRead AloudAnnotateTranslateAssessment QuestionsShow Less1234567Considering the events occurring at the time this poem was written, how does the author use the captain, the ship, and the journey as symbols to develop the theme of the poem? Use specific evidence from the text to support your answer.

“O Captain! My Captain!” is an 1865 poem by Walt Whitman published after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. In the poem, the speaker expresses grief about the irony of a leader dying before he can fully enjoy his victory, writing -------Which quotation from “O Captain! My Captain!” most effectively illustrates the claim? “The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won; / the port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting.”eliminate"But O heart! heart! heart! / O the bleeding drops of red, / Where on the deck my Captain lies, / Fallen cold and dead."eliminate“My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still; / my father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will.”eliminate“O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells; / rise up - for you the flag is flung - for you the bugle trills.”

The following text is from the 1865 poem “Beat! Beat! Drums!” by Walt Whitman, published right after the end of the American Civil War. Beat! beat! drums!—blow! bugles! blow!Through the windows—through doors—burst like a ruthless force,Into the solemn church, and scatter the congregation,Into the school where the scholar is studying;Leave not the bridegroom quiet—no happiness must he have now with his bride,Nor the peaceful farmer any peace, ploughing his field or gathering his grain,So fierce you whirr and pound you drums—so shrill you bugles blow.Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?To celebrate the beauty of the sounds that drums and bugles makeeliminateTo showcase how the war interrupts daily lifeeliminateTo contrast the beauty of the music with the horror of wareliminateTo demonstrate how individuals how a responsibility to go to war for their country

The following text is from Walt Whitman’s 1855 poem “I Hear America Singing.”I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong,The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhandsinging on the steamboat deck.7Mark for ReviewCross out answer choices you think are wrong.ABCWhich choice best states the main purpose of the text?AIt celebrates the diversity of American workers and their joyful expressions, providing specific examples of different professions.BIt criticizes the lack of harmony in American society and then suggests ways for improvement through the workers' songs.CIt notes the repetitive nature of various workers' tasks and promotes an alternative form of work that will facilitate a more artistic view of the world.DIt describes the challenges faced by American workers and then offers a hopeful vision of their resilience through singing.