TextCO!My!
Walt>
O!my!ourfearfultripisdone,
Theshiphasweather’deveryrack,theprizewesoughtiswon,
&ishebellsIhear,thepeopleallexulting,
Whilefolloweyesthesteadykeel,thevesselgrimanddaring;
ButOheart!heart!heart!
Othebleedingdropsofred,
&hedeckmylies,
Fallenddead。
O!my!riseupahebells;
Riseup—foryoutheflagisflung—foryouthebugletrills,
Foryoubouquetsandribbohs—foryouthesh,
Foryoutheycall,theswayingmass,theireagerfag;
&aiher!
Thearmbehyourhead!
Itissomedreamthatonthedeck,
You’vefallenddead。
Mydoesnotanswer,hislipsarepaleandstill,
Myfatherdoesnotfeelmyarm,hehasnopulsenorwill,
Theshipisanchor’dsafeandsound,itsvoyageddone,
Fromfearfultripthevictorshipesinwithobje;
&Oshores,andringObells!
ButIwithmournfultread,
Walkthedeckmylies,
Fallenddead。
1。Discussthefollowiions。
1)WhichPresidentis“O!My”basedon?
2)WhitinAmerihistorydoes“ourfearfultrip”referto?
3)Howdidthejourheshipend?
4)Whatistheshipinthepoemparedto?
5)Afterthedeathofthe,edonthedeck?
6)Whatdoesitmeanto“riseupahebells”?
7)WasthenarratorinthepoemlikelytosupportthefederacyortheUnion?