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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 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.

2. What does it mean that the people are "exulting"?
(a) They are drinking and celebrating.
(b) They are quietly watchful.
(c) They are cheering excitedly.
(d) They are crying out in grief.

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

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

5. The poem's title and first line contain an example of which technique?
(a) Synechdoche.
(b) Personification.
(c) Simile.
(d) Apostrophe.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What feature of the Captain's face does line 17 focus on?

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

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

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