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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. 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) Conceit.
(d) Refrain.

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

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

4. Who is the speaker of the poem?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A writer.
(d) A sailor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By which other term, besides "Captain," does the speaker address the captain of the ship?

2. In the second quatrain of the second stanza, what becomes clear about the speaker's state of mind?

3. What does the phrase "swaying mass" refer to (line 12)?

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

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

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