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

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

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

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

5. Which details in the second stanza evoke a patriotic occasion?
(a) The flag and bugle.
(b) The captain and the bells.
(c) The crowd and the shore.
(d) The bouquets and wreaths.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is a "keel" (line 4)?

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

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

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