Divergence into Tradition: Whitman’s Successful Conventionality in “O Captain! My Captain!”

Traditional Difference: Whitman's success tradition is in "O Captain. My Captain!" The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln was the tragic end of the American civil war. As Walter Whitman feels that they share a common national goal, he considers Lincoln to be a common goal, so he is the most famous poem "Captain. My Captain! I wrote as mourning. He heard the fear he felt after his beloved President 's death. Compared to almost all Whitman's poems, "O Captain.

Whitman will recite this poem at the end of the public speech "Death of Lincoln", and he was tired of it. If "O Captain, My Captain" is rooted in traditional poetry vocabulary of the mid-19th century, Whitman's second Lincoln poem "When Lilac finally appeared in Dooryard Bloom", American poetry is to the future It was promoted. A crucial breakthrough in both linguistic and mental thinking is related to the time he wrote. This is a fantasy work as the American poet once touched Dante's triad tour.

Walt Whitman's poem "Captain O! My Captain!" Was written in 1865 after the death of Abraham Lincoln. This poem is a rare example of Whitman's rhythm and regular poetry, reflecting the similarity between unified poetry and poetry. Inspired by President Lincoln 's death, Whitman announced his poetry in the newspaper on Saturday and was quickly admired. He later modified the poetry in 1866 and 1871. Due to Whitman's frustration, this poem was soon popular with him and was reprinted more than anyone. When he got older, Whitman needed his lecture at Lincoln including "Captain O! My Captain!" Whitman is hostile to poetry and said, "My captain ... I am almost regretting writing this poem," but it shows "an emotional reason for existence". . According to the report, Whitman also dreamed that in the case of Lincoln, the ship would enter the full sailing port as captain of the Archangel.