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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "O Captain! My Captain!" lines 1-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By which other term, besides "Captain," does the speaker address the captain of the ship?
(a) Father.
(b) Leader.
(c) Master.
(d) Brother.

2. The poem's title and first line contain an example of which technique?
(a) Simile.
(b) Apostrophe.
(c) Synechdoche.
(d) Personification.

3. Line 5, " But O heart! heart! heart!" is an example of which technique?
(a) Aphorism.
(b) Paradox.
(c) Apostrophe.
(d) Euphemism.

4. Who is the speaker of the poem?
(a) A writer.
(b) A sailor.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A soldier.

5. What does the phrase "swaying mass" refer to (line 12)?
(a) The captain.
(b) The crowd.
(c) The flag.
(d) The ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does it mean that the people are "exulting"?

2. Who is the author of "O Captain! my Captain!"?

3. Line 6, "O the bleeding drops of red," is an example of which technique?

4. Which is the best interpretation of line 9, when the speaker urges "O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells"?

5. In context, the word "fearful" in line 1 indicates that the trip was which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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