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

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

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

4. What is the most accurate way to describe the poem's stanza form?
(a) Double tercet.
(b) Sestet.
(c) Octave.
(d) Double quatrain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

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

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

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. What is a "keel" (line 4)?

(see the answer key)

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