Which extended metaphor does Whitman use throughout "O Captain! My Captain?!" Whitman compares Lincoln to a ship captain. Whitman compares Lincoln to a passenger. Whitman compares Lincoln to another president. Whitman compares Lincoln to a crew member.

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Kallie Lang

20 May, 10:02

Which extended metaphor does Whitman use throughout "O Captain! My Captain?!" Whitman compares Lincoln to a ship captain. Whitman compares Lincoln to a passenger. Whitman compares Lincoln to another president. Whitman compares Lincoln to a crew member.

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Tristan Ramos · Answer 1

Whitman compares Lincoln to a ship captain.

Throughout the poem, Whitman compares the United States to a ship and compares Lincoln to a ship's captain. He describes the emotions of the people after Lincoln's assassination. He uses the lines " Where on the deck my Captain lies", "For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning", and " My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still".