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Which poem is When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd based on?

  • An Ode to Autumn

  • Paradise Lost

  • When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd by Walt Whitman

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When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd by Walt Whitman is a poem that is based on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. It was written in 1865, shortly after Lincoln's death. The poem is a meditation on death and loss, and it also celebrates Lincoln's life and legacy.
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