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

2. Which technique is evident in the phrase "for you the flag is flung" (line 10)?
(a) Sibilance.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Cacophony.
(d) Assonance.

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) Verse.
(d) Refrain.

4. In the second quatrain of the second stanza, what becomes clear about the speaker's state of mind?
(a) He has not fully accepted the captain's death.
(b) He is actually asleep and only dreaming of the captain's death.
(c) He hopes to hide the captain's death from the crowd.
(d) He is afraid that he is in some way responsible for the captain's death.

5. Line 6, "O the bleeding drops of red," is an example of which technique?
(a) Metonymy.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Oxymoron.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which technique is evident in line 10, "Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills"?

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

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

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

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

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