Question

Walt Whitman's "Oh Captain! My Captain" is an example of which type of poem?
a. Ode
b. Elegy
c. Ballad
d. Epic

Answer 1

Well, what do you think ?

Answer 2

B

Answer 3

But I Never Heard Of OH Captain Before

Answer 4

Ode: a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter.

Elegy: a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.

Ballad: a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next as part of the folk culture.

Epic: a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.

Answer 5

Given the definition of Elegy, you are correct. :)

Answer 6

http://www.bartleby.com/142/193.html

Answer 7

That's the poem.

Answer 8

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