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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. In context, the word "fearful" in line 1 indicates that the trip was which of the following?
(a) A metaphor for an internal struggle.
(b) The cause of the captain's death.
(c) Full of frightening obstacles.
(d) A bad idea from the beginning.

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

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

4. Line 6, "O the bleeding drops of red," is an example of which technique?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Metonymy.
(d) Imagery.

5. What does it mean that the people are "exulting"?
(a) They are drinking and celebrating.
(b) They are crying out in grief.
(c) They are cheering excitedly.
(d) They are quietly watchful.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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