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

2. Line 5, " But O heart! heart! heart!" is an example of which technique?
(a) Aphorism.
(b) Euphemism.
(c) Apostrophe.
(d) Paradox.

3. What does it mean that the people are "exulting"?
(a) They are cheering excitedly.
(b) They are quietly watchful.
(c) They are drinking and celebrating.
(d) They are crying out in grief.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Line 4, "While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring," contains examples of which techniques?

3. In context, the word "fearful" in line 1 indicates that the trip was which of the following?

4. What is the most accurate way to describe the poem's stanza form?

5. What is a "keel" (line 4)?

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