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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. The poem's title and first line contain an example of which technique?
(a) Simile.
(b) Apostrophe.
(c) Personification.
(d) Synechdoche.

2. What is a "keel" (line 4)?
(a) A measurement of the speed a ship is traveling.
(b) A flat structure at the bottom of a ship, designed to add stability.
(c) The central and largest sail on a three-masted ship.
(d) A part of a ship's steering mechanism, found at the back of the ship.

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)?
(a) Chorus.
(b) Verse.
(c) Refrain.
(d) Conceit.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of rhyme is employed in line 20, "From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won"?

2. Who is the speaker of the poem?

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

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

5. What is the most accurate way to describe the poem's stanza form?

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