Read the following excerpt from “o captain! my captain! ” by walt whitman. which line suggests a grieving person calling out to a loved one or a respected leader?

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 ribbon’d 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.

a.) o captain! my captain! rise up and hear the bells

b.) for you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths—for you the shores a-crowding,

c.) here captain! dear father!

d.) it is some dream that on the deck

The correct answer is B) For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths—for you the shores a-crowding.

The line that suggests a grieving person calling out to a loved one or a respected leader is "For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths—for you the shores a-crowding."

The poem  “O Captain! My Captain!” was written by Walt Whitman in 1865, and it refers to the death of United States President Abraham Lincoln. It was included in a collection of poems about the American Civil War called "Sequel to Drum-Taps." The poem is a mourning one that pretends to honor and shows respect to the life of Lincoln.

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).

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