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

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

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

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

5. What is the most common type of metrical foot in "O Captain! My Captain!"?
(a) The trochee.
(b) The spondee.
(c) The iamb.
(d) The dactyl.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the rhyme pattern of the first four lines of each stanza?

4. Which is the best interpretation of line 9, when the speaker urges "O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells"?

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

(see the answer key)

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