Oh Captain! Oh Captain! By Walt Whitman

1. Title of Poem:

2. Author of Poem:

3. Publication date of poem:

4. If the poem was published in a collection, list the title and date of the collection:

5. Literary period in which poem was written:

6. Format of Poem:

• Total number of lines:
• Number of stanzas:
• Lines / stanza - specific name of stanza?

7. Rhyme Scheme of Poem:

• If lines rhyme, write down the rhyme scheme:
• Give at least two examples of the rhyme scheme:

8. Who do you think the speaker of the poem is? What details in the poem leads you to this conclusion?

9. What do you think the tone of the poem/speaker is? What details in the poem leads you to this conclusion?

10. Is the poem written for a specific occasion? How do we know?

11. What is the setting of the poem (where does it take place)? How do we know?

12. What do you think the theme of the poem is? What do you base your idea on?