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savannahwonder
02.02.2020 • 
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"o captain! my captain! " walt whitman explain how whitman develops an extended metaphor in his poem.

whitman begins by comparing lincoln to the captain of a ship and his army to a boat. the metaphor honors lincoln and the army for defend and win the idea of freedom. whitman ends the poem by saying that lincoln, the captain, has died. the army and the united states have lost an important leader.

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