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

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

3. Who is the author of "O Captain! my Captain!"?
(a) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(d) William Cullen Bryant.

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

5. What feature of the Captain's face does line 17 focus on?
(a) His brow.
(b) His chin.
(c) His eyes.
(d) His mouth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which details in the second stanza evoke a patriotic occasion?

3. What is the rhyme pattern of the first four lines of each stanza?

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

5. Which technique is evident in the phrase "for you the flag is flung" (line 10)?

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