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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 doctor.
(c) A sailor.
(d) A soldier.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. By which other term, besides "Captain," does the speaker address the captain of the ship?

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

(see the answer key)

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