Herman Melville's poem, "The Portent" is about the brutal death of the famous abolitionist, John Brown. A portent is an evil omen. Herman Melville and many others thought of John Brown as the portent of the Civil War. Melville was known as a moralist and a supporter of Abraham Lincoln. The theme of the poem is about the courageous death of a martyr. The atitude is sad and dramatic. The connotation reflects the author's sympathy towards a punished abolitionist.

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