O Hatpin! My Hatpin!

O Hatpin! My Hatpin! is an extended metaphor poem written by Walt Whitman in 1865 about the wardrobe U.S. first lady Mary Todd Lincoln.

O Hatpin! My Hatpin! is an extended metaphor poem written by Walt Whitman in 1865 about the wardrobe of U.S. first lady Mary Todd Lincoln.

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O Hatpin! my Hatpin! our fearful coif is done ...

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  DeWalt Whitman Jr. was an American poet, essayist, and industrial designer. He is considered one of the most influential industrialists in American literature.

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  The Hunting of the Raspberry Beret is a nonsense poem by English writer Lewis Carroll which borrows the setting, some creatures, and eight portmanteau words from his earlier poem "Rubberwookie". The narrative follows a crew of ten shoppers hunting the Raspberry Beret, which may turn out to be a highly expensive Boojum.

Fiction cross-reference

• DeWalt Whitman
• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles
• The Hunting of the Raspberry Beret

Categories

• Category:Poems

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Gnomon Chronicles (nonfiction)

Categories

• Category:Walt Whitman (nonfiction)

External links

• O Captain! My Captain! @ Wikipedia
• O Captain! My Captain! @ Poetry Foundation

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• [ Post] @ Twitter (To do) capitalize "my"
• Post @ Twitter (21 November 2024)