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

2. What does the phrase "swaying mass" refer to (line 12)?
(a) The ship.
(b) The captain.
(c) The crowd.
(d) The flag.

3. What type of rhyme is employed in line 20, "From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won"?
(a) Internal rhyme.
(b) Near rhyme.
(c) Identical rhyme.
(d) Eye rhyme.

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

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

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

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

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

5. Line 4, "While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring," contains examples of which techniques?

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