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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. The poem's title and first line contain an example of which technique?

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

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