Out of Many, One: Rhetoric in The Gettysburg Address and "O Captain! My Captain!"
Question 10 • HVA 26-27 IM English ELA 11 A
Read these lines from "O Captain! My Captain!".O the bleeding drops of red,Where on the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead.
Answer
A
Whitman compares Lincoln’s death to what the death for all the soldiers was like.
B
Whitman compares Lincoln’s death to the loss of one of the army generals.
C
Whitman compares Lincoln’s death to the loss of losing a family member in the war.
D
Whitman compares Lincoln’s tragic death to a captain lying dead on the deck of his ship.
Explanation
The lines describe a captain lying cold and dead on the deck of a ship. Whitman uses the captain’s death as an image for Lincoln’s tragic death, so the best choice is “Whitman compares Lincoln’s tragic death to a captain lying dead on the deck of his ship.”
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