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

2. The poem's title and first line contain an example of which technique?
(a) Personification.
(b) Apostrophe.
(c) Synechdoche.
(d) Simile.

3. 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) Refrain.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Verse.

4. In context, the literal meaning of the word "rack" in line two is which of the following?
(a) Battle or confrontation.
(b) Storm or upheaval.
(c) A metal rod used for hanging things.
(d) A thorough sorting or sifting.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What type of rhyme is employed in line 20, "From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won"?

5. The list of ways the crowd is celebrating the arrival of the ship in lines 9-12 is an example of which technique?

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