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

2. Who is the speaker of the poem?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A writer.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A sailor.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Where is the ship in the beginning of the poem?

5. 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)?

(see the answer key)

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