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

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

3. The list of ways the crowd is celebrating the arrival of the ship in lines 9-12 is an example of which technique?
(a) Paraprosdokian.
(b) Understatement.
(c) Accumulation.
(d) Periphrasis.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What feature of the Captain's face does line 17 focus on?

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

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

4. Which technique is evident in line 10, "Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills"?

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

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