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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) Conceit.
(b) Chorus.
(c) Verse.
(d) Refrain.

2. Where is the ship in the beginning of the poem?
(a) On the open sea.
(b) Docked in the port.
(c) Just leaving the port.
(d) Just coming into port.

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

4. Which is the best interpretation of line 9, when the speaker urges "O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells"?
(a) The speaker is addressing the captain's spirit or ghost.
(b) The speaker realizes that the captain is not actually dead yet.
(c) The speaker is not yet aware that the captain has died.
(d) The speaker is having trouble accepting what has happened.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In context, the literal meaning of the word "rack" in line two is which of the following?

5. Line 5, " But O heart! heart! heart!" is an example of which technique?

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