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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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)?

3. In context, the word "fearful" in line 1 indicates that the trip was which of the following?

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

5. Who is the speaker of the poem?

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