Poetry Explication – O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman.
Poetry Explication • Do a complete analysis and close reading of your poem. • Your analysis should include a complete scansion of the poem and notes on all aspects of the poem’s structure and meaning. • Explication should include interesting, complex and provable thesis. • Explication must discuss the following aspects of your poem and you must use these words correctly in your paper: • Meter (place of metrical interest) • Diction • Tone • Imagery • Speaker • Audience • Theme