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1、AnAnalysisofArtisticExpressioninOCaptain!MyCaptain!OCaptain!MyCaptainisanoutstandingpoemwrittenin1865byWaltWhitman.Afterfouryearsconflicts,thecivilwarendedupwiththevictoryofnorthandtheabolishmentofslavery.TheslaverysystemwascrushedandwhentheAmericanpeople,wasen
2、thusiasticallylookingforwardtotheirnewera,theircaptainofthenation,AbrahamLincolnwaskilledbyassassin.Thenewsshockedeveryone,includingWaltWhitman.Asaradicaldemocraticpoetwhostronglyopposedtoslavery,hemergedhissadnessanddistressintohispoemandcreatedO,Captain!MyCap
3、tain!Theartisticmethodwasperfectlyusedinthepoem,whichgivespeoplemoreunderstandingofhiswritingfeaturesandhisemotionalsustenance.I.AnalysisofFigureofSpeechWhitmanusesmultiplerhetoricaldevicestoenhancetheartisticinfluenceinOCaptain!MyCaptain!Itmakesthecontentmorep
4、rofound,theemotionmorespecificandthemoodmoresolemn.Basicallythepoemappliesmetaphor,symbolism,repetitionandapostrophe.A.MetaphorAmetaphorisafigureofspeechthatdescribesasubjectbyassertingthatitis,onsomepointofcomparison,thesameasanotherotherwiseunrelatedobject.(W
5、ikipedia)Themosttypicalandobviousmetaphorinthispoemis“thecaptain”.HecomparesLincolnasthecaptain,whichisconsistencewithLincoln’sroleasleaderintheCivilWar,andhisgreatnessinleadingthenorthernpeopletosuccess.Inthesecondstanze,theauthorcomparesLincolnto“mydearfather
6、”.ItcaneasilyremindpeopleoftheFatherofAmerican,GeorgeWashington.HegavebirthtoAmerica.LincolnsavedAmericaninthecrisis,andtosomeextent,LincolngivesrebirthtoAmerica.Therefore,itisappropriatetocallLincolnfather.ThemetaphorforPresidentLincolncanexpresspeopleincludin
7、gWhitman’srespectandadmirationforhim.“Father”alsoexpressestheauthor’struedeepsorrow.“Theship”isanothermetaphorfortheUnitedState.TheauthoralsodescribestheAmericanCivilWarasa“fearfultrip”.“Theshiphasweather’deveryrack”indicatesthatAmericahasexperiencedgreatdiffic
8、ultiesandhardshipsinthewar,andhassuccessfullyovercomealltheobstacles.“Theprizewesoughtiswon”impliesthatslaveryhasbeenabolished,andtheslavesfinallygettheirfreedom.“Theportisn
