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

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

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

4. In context, the word "fearful" in line 1 indicates that the trip was which of the following?
(a) A bad idea from the beginning.
(b) Full of frightening obstacles.
(c) A metaphor for an internal struggle.
(d) The cause of the captain's death.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Line 6, "O the bleeding drops of red," is an example of which technique?

4. The list of ways the crowd is celebrating the arrival of the ship in lines 9-12 is an example of which technique?

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

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