Choose ONE of the following writing prompts The first one based on the Writing Prompt in the textbook on page 444 is recommended. Walt Whitman used an extended metaphor in "O Captain My Captaint to compare a ship and its captain to a

Prompt #1
nation and its head of state. Like Whitman did, write a poem or short narrative about an event or person you
teel deserves a tribute using an extended metaphor to describe the event or person

Prompt #2
Walt Whitman wrote this poem in 1865 to mourn the death of Abraham Lincoln. Explore how Whitman expresses emotion through metaphor, imagery, rhythm, and structure What message or messages does this poem convey?

Prompt #3
Whitman writes that the ship is anchord safe and sound, but the man who led it there is dead. What is Whitman saying about victory? Do you believe it must always come with a price? Discuss the idea of victory in battle, and whether it can ever truly be achieved in light of its costs, using "O Captain My Captaint as a frame of reference,

Prompt #4
Whitman wrote his poem at a time when the metaphor of a ship coming into port was probably more resonant, since ships were still the primary mode of transportation. What metaphor would you use from today's world to express the same ideas as Whitman? Discuss this, using lines from the poem to compare your choice to Whitman's images.

Plz add 2 paragraphs choose one prompt I need two paragraphs

the first proposition is to question economic materialism and victorian christianity. the lines are:

“it moves us not.—great god! i'd rather be

a pagan suckled in a creed outworn; ”

wordsworth is stating that nature no longer interests mankind, that the latter is not “moved” by it and explains that ancient western paganism had a more positive attitude concerning nature since it lacked the perv erted judaeo-christian interpretation of having received the world and all its animals and elements from god to use as we , instead of humans actually being not only part of nature but its wardens, meant to appreciate it and protect it.

the next lines are:

“so might i, standing on this pleasant lea,

have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;

have sight of proteus coming from the sea;

or hear old triton blow his wreathed horn.”

wordsworth here make it very clear that by actually looking and contemplating nature, human beings would reconnect with happiness, serenity and purpose. the use of mythological figures is quite evocative as well, proteus is a greek mythological god of the changing sea. he personifies the sea that changes, which symbolizes the way nature changes and inevitably can change to be destructive not only due to natural causes but to human pollution. furthermore, the sea is even more symbolic since all life originated in the sea so it is not only our past but our future since no life form in our planet can survive without water and if all water is destroyed in earth all life will be gone as well.

he then uses triton which is symbolic of the synthesis of both nature and mankind. triton is a mythological greek god that has the upper body of a man and the lower body of a fish (a merman). this human fish duality evokes the fact that humans are not only human but also part of nature, the fish tail representing nature. the main attribute of this god was that he used a conch shell as a horn to calm the roaring seas. in other words, triton uses nature through science for the benefit of human sailors who risk death during tempests. with the use of such metaphor, wordworth is conveying the message that human technology   is supposed to use nature to preserve nature and thereby humanity as well.

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