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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 writer.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A sailor.

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

3. Which is the best interpretation of line 9, when the speaker urges "O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells"?
(a) The speaker is addressing the captain's spirit or ghost.
(b) The speaker is not yet aware that the captain has died.
(c) The speaker realizes that the captain is not actually dead yet.
(d) The speaker is having trouble accepting what has happened.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which term describes the poem's repeated use of the phrases "O Captain! My Captain!" (lines 1 and 9) and "fallen cold and dead" (lines 8, 16, and 24)?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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