Question

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!" Walt Whitman The keel is the part of a ship that provides stability.

The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won,

What does the prize represent?

A) the Union's victory

B) shelter

C) survival

D) the Captain's leadership

Answer 1

In Walt Whitman's 'O Captain! My Captain!', the 'prize' symbolizes the Union's victory in the Civil War, juxtaposed with the sorrow over Abraham Lincoln's death.option A is correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The poem 'O Captain! My Captain!' by Walt Whitman is an extended metaphor that reflects the feelings of Americans, especially Whitman himself, after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. When the poem mentions 'the prize we sought is won', it is referring to the Union's victory at the end of the Civil War.

This triumph is bittersweet, however, as it coincides with the loss of their leader, Lincoln, which illustrates the victory (the prize) but also the grave cost of the Civil War (the Captain's death).

The ship symbolizes the United States, and the 'prize' symbolizes the end of the Civil War and the preservation of the Union. The poem contrasts the joy of the victory and the end of the 'fearful trip' or war with the personal and national grief of losing Lincoln, who is embodied by the fallen Captain.