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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. Line 4, "While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring," contains examples of which techniques?
(a) Simie and alliteration.
(b) Alliteration and synecdoche.
(c) Synecdoche and personification.
(d) Personification and simile.

2. Where is the ship in the beginning of the poem?
(a) Just coming into port.
(b) Docked in the port.
(c) On the open sea.
(d) Just leaving the port.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the rhyme pattern of the first four lines of each stanza?

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

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