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

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

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

4. Line 4, "While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring," contains examples of which techniques?
(a) Alliteration and synecdoche.
(b) Personification and simile.
(c) Synecdoche and personification.
(d) Simie and alliteration.

5. Which details in the second stanza evoke a patriotic occasion?
(a) The crowd and the shore.
(b) The flag and bugle.
(c) The captain and the bells.
(d) The bouquets and wreaths.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which technique is evident in line 10, "Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills"?

2. What feature of the Captain's face does line 17 focus on?

3. What is the most common type of metrical foot in "O Captain! My Captain!"?

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

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

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