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

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

3. What is the rhyme pattern of the first four lines of each stanza?
(a) ABAC.
(b) ABCB.
(c) AABB.
(d) ABBA.

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

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

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

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

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

5. Who is the author of "O Captain! my Captain!"?

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