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

2. Which technique is evident in line 10, "Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills"?
(a) Antimetabole.
(b) Anaphora.
(c) Antistrophe.
(d) Antithesis.

3. What is the most common type of metrical foot in "O Captain! My Captain!"?
(a) The dactyl.
(b) The iamb.
(c) The spondee.
(d) The trochee.

4. Which technique is evident in the phrase "for you the flag is flung" (line 10)?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Sibilance.
(c) Cacophony.
(d) Assonance.

5. What is the rhyme pattern of the first four lines of each stanza?
(a) ABBA.
(b) AABB.
(c) ABCB.
(d) ABAC.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the phrase "swaying mass" refer to (line 12)?

2. The poem's title and first line contain an example of which technique?

3. In context, the literal meaning of the word "rack" in line two is which of the following?

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

5. Where is the ship in the beginning of the poem?

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