O Captain My Captain


O Captain My Captain

The Poem O Captain My Captain by Walt Whitman
This is a specific example of Dark poetry and a Dark themed poem. This section provides a selection of different types of Dark poetry and poems by a famous Poet. The Dark poetry and poems have been selected to cover all aspect of this kind of poetry and poem. The following poem O Captain My Captain from this famous poet Walt Whitman can be used as a useful example of Dark poetry.
 

The poem O Captain My Captain by Walt Whitman

O Captain my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won,
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;
But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.

O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;
Rise up--for you the flag is flung for you the bugle trills,
For you bouquets and ribboned wreaths for you the shores a-crowding,
For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;
Here Captain! dear father!
This arm beneath your head!
It is some dream that on the deck,
You've fallen cold and dead.

My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still;
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will;
The ship is anchored safe and sound, its voyage closed and done;
From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;
Exult O shores, and ring O bells!
But I, with mournful tread,
Walk the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
 

 

The Poem O Captain My Captain by Walt Whitman - Example of Dark Poetry
Poetry written with a Dark theme such as the poem O Captain My Captain by Walt Whitman is piece of literature written by the poet in meter or verse expressing various emotions which are expressed by the use of variety of techniques including metaphors, similes and onomatopoeia. The emphasis on the aesthetics of language and the use of techniques such as repetition, meter and rhyme are what are commonly used to distinguish Dark poetry from Dark prose. Poems often make heavy use of imagery and word association to quickly convey emotions. A famous example of Dark poetry is the poem O Captain My Captain by Walt Whitman.

The Poem O Captain My Captain by Walt Whitman - Example of Structure of Dark Poetry
The structure used in a Dark poem varies with different types of poetry and can be seen in the above example of the poem O Captain My Captain by Walt Whitman. The structural elements might include the line, couplet, strophe and stanza. Poets and Dark Poetry combine the use of language and a specific structure to create an imaginative and expressive poem such as O Captain My Captain by Walt Whitman. The structure used in Dark Poetry types are also used when considering the visual effect of a finished poem.
 

O Captain My Captain

  • The words of the famous dark poem O Captain My Captain by Walt Whitman
  • Illustrating an example of a Poetry type or Literary term
  • Free Educational resource and example of this literary term
  • O Captain My Captain by Walt Whitman
  • Structure, example, type, form and term
  • Example of poetry
  • Example of Dark Poetry Type
  • O Captain My Captain by Walt Whitman
  • A good example of a Dark poem


 

O Captain My Captain

O Captain My Captain - Main - Example - O Captain My Captain Poem  - Poem - Poetry - English Test  - Example - Poetry Test - Genre - Lyric - Literary Term - Basic - Literary Form - Glossary - Definition - Definition - Define - O Captain My Captain Poem  - Basic - Poem - Poetry - Poerty - Dictionary - Terminology - Topic - Meaning - Poem - Poetry - Example - Sample - O Captain My Captain Poem  - Example - O Captain My Captain Poem  - Main - Example - O Captain My Captain Type of Poem - English Test  - Basic - Example - Poetry Test - O Captain My Captain Poem  - Poem - Poetry - Genre - Lyric - Literary Term - Literary Form - Poerty - Glossary - Definition - O Captain My Captain Poem  - Poetry - Poerty - Basic - Definition - Define - Glossery - Basic - Dictionary - Terminology - Topic - Meaning - Example - Sample - Rules - Kind - Example - O Captain My Captain Poem - Written By Linda Alchin