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

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

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

4. In the second quatrain of the second stanza, what becomes clear about the speaker's state of mind?
(a) He hopes to hide the captain's death from the crowd.
(b) He is afraid that he is in some way responsible for the captain's death.
(c) He is actually asleep and only dreaming of the captain's death.
(d) He has not fully accepted the captain's death.

5. What is the rhyme pattern of the first four lines of each stanza?
(a) AABB.
(b) ABCB.
(c) ABAC.
(d) ABBA.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the ship in the beginning of the poem?

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

4. Line 6, "O the bleeding drops of red," is an example of which technique?

5. Who is the speaker of the poem?

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