I need help and fast on what this poem means and why he wrote it.
Google the name of the poem, Whitman, and "criticism" and you'll get plenty of ideas about the poem. It was written as a tribute to Abraham Lincoln. [www.cs.rice.edu] />
Les
simple....abe lincoln.... it was written the day after he died. abe lincoln is the captain. we studied this in class like 2 days ago