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What type of figurative language does Whitman use when he compares Lincoln to the captain of a ship? (Story is "O Captain! My Captain")

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Answer: If we define a figure of speech as figurative language, the poem includes metaphor and personification. In Whitman's 1865 poem, Whitman metaphorically compares late president Abraham Lincoln to the "captain" of a "ship" that has weathered storms ("every rack") and battles, a metaphor for America during the Civil War.

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It is o Riley because I did this one in English class
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