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

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

3. In context, the word "fearful" in line 1 indicates that the trip was which of the following?
(a) Full of frightening obstacles.
(b) A metaphor for an internal struggle.
(c) A bad idea from the beginning.
(d) The cause of the captain's death.

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

5. The list of ways the crowd is celebrating the arrival of the ship in lines 9-12 is an example of which technique?
(a) Accumulation.
(b) Understatement.
(c) Paraprosdokian.
(d) Periphrasis.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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