O Captain, My Captain And Shiloh: A Requiem

How does Walt Whitman use figurative language in O Captain! My Captain! to impact the readers. One of the first examples of figurative language in O Captain! my Captain! is an allusion. Two allusions are located on the second line in the first stanza, it says “The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,”. Whitman's uses of allusions are easier to understand if you know history because the ship represents the nation and the prize was the win of the Civil War. Walt Whitman used allusions because if they are constructed well then, the reader may feel more apart of the story and it can capture their attention to keep them interested. Another example of figurative language in the poem is imagery. One use of imagery I found was

Not only do these poems share differences through the speakers childhood, but also through the tones of the works.

After Shiloh the South would never smile again. Known originally as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, The Battle of Shiloh was the bloodiest battle fought in North America up to that time. Pittsburg Landing was an area from where the Yankees planned to attack the Confederates who had moved from Fort Donelson to Corinth, Mississippi. The North was commanded by General Ulysses S. Grant and the South by General Albert Sydney Johnston.

The poem “ The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” symbolizes loss of innocence, death, and gain from the civil war. On April 6, 1862 The Battle of Shiloh in the Civil War started. In the two days of fighting over 23,000 soldiers died. At the time it was the bloodiest battle in American history. In this battle the Drummer Boy represents youth and the heart beat. The general represents the father and experience. The drum represents a useless toy. The peach tree represents life and death. Shiloh represents the loss and gain. Owl Creek represents the dead and the loss of innocence.

Captain Lincoln Steers the Ship to victory. “Where on the deck my captain lies Fallen cold and dead.”(7-8) This quote from the story refers to the assassination of President Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln was President during the Civil War, and is considered to be one of the greatest presidents of all time. President Lincoln was assassinated on April 14,1865 and was in a coma for 9 hours before he died. With the death of the President the nation lost it’s most important man and a great father and husband. The elegy “O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman is an extended metaphor about President Lincoln’s presidency because it compares Lincoln to a ships captain, the Union

symbolism and foreshadowing are both used to clue the reader into the eventual fate of the

The two poems are similar in their corresponding feeling of dread for death. Using diction,

Often times people use poetry to tell a story, or show how they feel about a topic. The poet Walt Whitman does this in his Poem “Oh Captain! My Captain!”. This poem tells the story of one of Whitman’s idol’s legacy and death. Walt Whitman portrays American Romanticism through “Oh Captain! My Captain!” to describe Abraham Lincoln’s life.

Norma Jean Moffit is a simple, southern woman, but she is also a caterpillar who is discovering that there is more to life than crawling around on the ground. She has with-in her, the power to grow wings and fly away; The opportunity to view the world through the eyes of a butterfly. Since Larry's accident, she has come to realize that she has reached a crossroads in her life. If she goes straight on through, complacency and neglect are the only stops ahead. If she veers to either the left or right, there is mystery, knowledge, and change; The opportunity for a new life. It would appear with-in the story, she has opted for some change, and begins her adventure in experiencing new things such as "... cooking unusual foods - tacos,

There are lots of things in the poems that are similar and different both of the writers are different and similar in many ways .In the poem’s “When You Are Old” By W.B Yeats, and “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” By Dylan Thomas.They have a bunch of similarities and differences.For example in each of the poems the theme of the poems are death and the narrator’s message in the rhyming pattern poems are both similar in the poems ,and the writing style of the poems are rhyme schemes and therefore they use different rhyme scheme in each of the poems.

The 1860s was a time where young boys were stripped away their youth and innocence and force to grow up way too fast. Many battles were fought during this time period, fields were scattered with lifeless bodies of young boys who never got to experience life. An historical fiction titled, “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh”, by Ray Bradbury gives us a clear insight of a confused young boy whose youth was ripped away from him. The story evolves around an adolescent male named Joby, who questions his purpose and bravery the night before a big battle. He believes that except from his drum, he has no one else. It’s not until his General comes along that night does he truly gain his confidence. He starts to finally realize just how important he can be to

In today’s modern view, poetry has become more than just paragraphs that rhyme at the end of each sentence. If the reader has an open mind and the ability to read in between the lines, they discover more than they have bargained for. Some poems might have stories of suffering or abuse, while others contain happy times and great joy. Regardless of what the poems contains, all poems display an expression. That very moment when the writer begins his mental journey with that pen and paper is where all feelings are let out. As poetry is continues to be written, the reader begins to see patterns within each poem. On the other hand, poems have nothing at all in common with one another. A good example of this is in two poems by a famous writer by

two poems are not as widely anthologized, but are thematically similar in the way Hughes expresses the disparity between

In the book, “Shiloh”, the boy Marty learns a good lesson from a dog that he found and became attached to. He found out it was Judd Travers dog and he abuses his animals. Although Marty did find out that the dog belonged to Judd Travers. Marty decided to keep the dog which is breaking the law. Marty figured that doing something just is better than doing it by the law because he knew that Judd would hurt the dog more if he had given him back. Marty found that doing something wrong for the greater good was better than just giving that poor dog a ride back to abusement. Marty also had troubles while keeping the dog. He had to lie to his whole family which Marty knew wasn't right. Then again he had to lie to everyone just to keep the dog from

The depressing realization of the captain’s death is evident and seen most within the last stanza as the tone changes from that of triumph and elation to heartbreak and grief. This is shown through Whitman’s use of imagery as the speaker states, “My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still, / My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will” (lines 17-18). This provides a detailed description of the lifeless captain as he lies on the deck. The following lines describe the successfulness of the mission as the captain has led his crew to safety after accomplishing the goals which were set. This alteration in tone