Out of Many, One: Rhetoric in The Gettysburg Address and "O Captain! My Captain!"

Question 1

The keel is the part of a ship that provides stability. What is Whitman referring to with the phrase “the steady keel”?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

D: the idea of freedom that the United States stands for

Question 2

In this final stanza, what does the speaker mean with the phrase “its voyage closed and done”?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: The army has won the war.

Question 3

Based on the extended metaphor, how does the speaker feel toward Abraham Lincoln?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: The speaker wants to honor and celebrate Lincoln’s accomplishment of winning the war.

Out of Many, One: Rhetoric in The Gettysburg Address and "O Captain! My Captain!" Answers