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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) Antithesis.
(b) Anaphora.
(c) Antimetabole.
(d) Antistrophe.

2. What is the most accurate way to describe the poem's stanza form?
(a) Double tercet.
(b) Octave.
(c) Double quatrain.
(d) Sestet.

3. Who is the speaker of the poem?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A sailor.
(d) A writer.

4. By which other term, besides "Captain," does the speaker address the captain of the ship?
(a) Master.
(b) Brother.
(c) Leader.
(d) Father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the best interpretation of line 9, when the speaker urges "O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells"?

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

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

4. What type of rhyme is employed in line 20, "From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won"?

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

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