Answer:
The answer is: An elegy written by Walt Whitman mourning and praising Lincoln.
Explanation:
O Captain, My Captain is a poem written by Walt Whitman in honor of President Abraham Lincoln who died due to assassination by John Wilkes Booth in April 1865. The poem was published within the same year, and is a form or mourning poem – called elegy, not eulogy, which is a speech made commonly in honor of a person who has passed away, commonly done in a funeral. It is not about the Civil War, although it was published within that era.
Answer:
The answer is: An elegy written by Walt Whitman mourning and praising Lincoln.
