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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 the rhyme pattern of the first four lines of each stanza?
(a) ABAC.
(b) AABB.
(c) ABCB.
(d) ABBA.

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

3. Which technique is evident in line 10, "Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills"?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Antithesis.
(c) Antistrophe.
(d) Antimetabole.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the speaker of the poem?

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

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

5. In the second quatrain of the second stanza, what becomes clear about the speaker's state of mind?

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