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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. Where is the ship in the beginning of the poem?
(a) Just coming into port.
(b) Just leaving the port.
(c) Docked in the port.
(d) On the open sea.

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

3. What is a "keel" (line 4)?
(a) A part of a ship's steering mechanism, found at the back of the ship.
(b) A flat structure at the bottom of a ship, designed to add stability.
(c) A measurement of the speed a ship is traveling.
(d) The central and largest sail on a three-masted ship.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Line 5, " But O heart! heart! heart!" is an example of which technique?

4. Line 6, "O the bleeding drops of red," is an example of which technique?

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

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