What makes "O Captain! My Captain!" an elegy? It was written to stir patriotic sentiment. It is a poem that has the sea as its setting. It is a poem with three stanzas of equal length. It was written in memory of someone who died.

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Alyvia Rush

9 October, 10:39

What makes "O Captain! My Captain!" an elegy? It was written to stir patriotic sentiment. It is a poem that has the sea as its setting. It is a poem with three stanzas of equal length. It was written in memory of someone who died.

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Sariah Floyd · Answer 1

The speaker expressing his relief that the ship has reached its home port at last, describing hearing people cheering, and the speaker juxtaposing his feelings of mourning and pride.