The opposing emotions that Walt Whitman expresses in the poem are:
- Emotions of Victory; and
- Emotions of Sadness (or Mourning). Lines 13-16 show that the person he is mourning is the captain as well as his father. While it is clear from lines 20 -21, that the objective of the voyage was achieved.
Who is Walt Whitman?
Walter Whitman was an American poet, essayist, and journalist.
His verse collection "Leaves of Grass", was first published in 1855, and is considered a historical and remarkable contribution to American literature.
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