Sullivan & Kerouac: CROSS COUNTRY and ON THE ROAD

After reading the excerpt from Robert Sullivan's Cross Country and the one from Jack Kerouac's On the Road, write one paragraph explaining the similarities between the two texts.

"O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman

Read Walt Whitman's famous poem, "O Captain! My Captain!" After analyzing the author's purpose, imagery, tone, and rhythm, write an organized paragraph that explains how Whitman portrays the subject (the Captain) of the piece. How does he characterize the subject? What does the poet want the public to remember about him?

Scoring:
Your response will be graded on a scale of 1-5:
Content (Depth of thought)
Organization (Structure)
Grammar/Conventions
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Total = 15 Points