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

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

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

5. 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 thorough sorting or sifting.
(d) A metal rod used for hanging things.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The poem's title and first line contain an example of which technique?

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

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

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

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