Walt Whitman’s elegy “O Captain! My Captain!” contains an extended metaphor. Match the words or phrases from the poem with their meanings as part of the metaphor.

ship
prize
captain
fearful trip

the Civil War

victory

Abraham Lincoln

the Union

Question

Walt Whitman’s elegy “O Captain! My Captain!” contains an extended metaphor. Match the words or phrases from the poem with their meanings as part of the metaphor.

ship
prize
captain
fearful trip

the Civil War

victory

Abraham Lincoln

the Union

bonez · Answer

gotta match them

Pixel · Answer

Prize = victory
Captain = Lincoln
Fearful trip = Civil War
ship = Union

xmoseje · Answer

The PLATO answer is:

The Civil War = fearful trip

Victory = prize

Abraham Lincoln = captain

The Union = ship

bonez · Answer

thx