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

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

3. Who is the author of "O Captain! my Captain!"?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
(c) William Cullen Bryant.
(d) Ralph Waldo Emerson.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does it mean that the people are "exulting"?

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

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

4. In the second quatrain of the second stanza, what becomes clear about the speaker's state of mind?

5. Who is the speaker of the poem?

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