Question

Read the following poem and answer the question that follows. "O Captain! my Captain!" by Walt Whitman O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done; 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, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring: 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; Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills; For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths—for you the shores a—crowding; For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning; Here Captain! dear father! This arm beneath your head; 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; From fearful trip, the victor ship, comes in with object won; Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells! But I, with mournful tread, Walk the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. What connotation does the poet use for the word in bold?

Answer 1

Misery

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

• Misery

Step-by-step explanation:

O Captain! my Captain! is an elegy to the speaker's as of late perished Captain, without a moment's delay commending the protected and fruitful return of their ship and grieving the loss of its extraordinary leader.

In the main stanza, the speaker communicates his alleviation that the ship has achieved its home port finally and portrays hearing individuals cheering. Notwithstanding the festivals ashore and the effective voyage, the speaker uncovers that his Captain's dead body is lying on the deck. In the second stanza, the speaker entreats the Captain to "rise up and hear the bells," wishing the dead man could observer the rapture. Everybody venerated the commander, and the speaker concedes that his passing feels like an appalling dream. In the last stanza, the speaker compares his sentiments of grieving and pride.