Question

In "O Captain! My Captain!" the ship is a metaphor for _____.

Answer 1

I have read this book before. The ship is a metaphor for The USA after the assassination of Abe Lincoln during the Reconstruction Period

Answer 2

The United States of America

Step-by-step explanation:

It's not wrong to assume that the whole poem is a metaphor in a way. It talks about Abraham Lincoln's (the captain) death, the mourning, and the the good destiny to where the ship is going. The Voyage was the Civil War, and the ship, we can conclude that it was the United States of America.