What purpose led Whitman to write “O Captain! My Captain!”?

Paul Hiemstra asked Jun 17, 2022

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Walt Whitman wrote “Oh Captain! My Captain!” to honor Abraham Lincoln after the President was assassinated in 1865

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Sam Dark answered Jun 22, 2022

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