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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. Line 6, "O the bleeding drops of red," is an example of which technique?
(a) Imagery.
(b) Metonymy.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Conceit.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Line 4, "While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring," contains examples of which techniques?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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