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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. What type of rhyme is employed in line 20, "From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won"?
(a) Eye rhyme.
(b) Near rhyme.
(c) Internal rhyme.
(d) Identical rhyme.

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

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

4. Where is the ship in the beginning of the poem?
(a) On the open sea.
(b) Just leaving the port.
(c) Docked in the port.
(d) Just coming into port.

5. Which details in the second stanza evoke a patriotic occasion?
(a) The crowd and the shore.
(b) The bouquets and wreaths.
(c) The captain and the bells.
(d) The flag and bugle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feature of the Captain's face does line 17 focus on?

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

3. What is a "keel" (line 4)?

4. In the second quatrain of the second stanza, what becomes clear about the speaker's state of mind?

5. The list of ways the crowd is celebrating the arrival of the ship in lines 9-12 is an example of which technique?

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