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

2. Line 5, " But O heart! heart! heart!" is an example of which technique?
(a) Euphemism.
(b) Apostrophe.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Aphorism.

3. What is a "keel" (line 4)?
(a) A flat structure at the bottom of a ship, designed to add stability.
(b) A measurement of the speed a ship is traveling.
(c) The central and largest sail on a three-masted ship.
(d) A part of a ship's steering mechanism, found at the back of the ship.

4. 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) Anaphora.
(d) Antimetabole.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which technique is evident in the phrase "for you the flag is flung" (line 10)?

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

4. What is the most common type of metrical foot in "O Captain! My Captain!"?

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

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