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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By which other term, besides "Captain," does the speaker address the captain of the ship?

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

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

4. What does the phrase "swaying mass" refer to (line 12)?

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

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