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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 5 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Line 6, "O the bleeding drops of red," is an example of which technique?
2. Where is the ship in the beginning of the poem?
3. 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)?
4. Line 4, "While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring," contains examples of which techniques?
5. What is the most accurate way to describe the poem's stanza form?
Short Essay Questions
1. What evidence is there that the speaker is struggling to understand and process the captain's death?
2. Explain the allegorical nature of the poem's central conceit.
3. What ironic contrast do the poem's images highlight?
4. Describe the form of "O Captain! My Captain!"
5. What elements of the poem's diction establish a warm and personal relationship between the speaker and the captain?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the metrical and rhyme schemes of "O Captain! My Captain!" support the poem's larger thematic concerns? Write an essay that describes the rhyme and meter used in the poem. Then, tie these choices to Whitman's larger thematic concerns in this poem.
Essay Topic 2
Go online and read Whitman's poem "When Lilacs Last in the Door-yard Bloom’d." This poem was also written to memorialize President Lincoln. Write an essay that compares and contrasts the themes of this poem and that of "O Captain! My Captain!" Support your assertions about each poem's theme with evidence from the text of both poems.
Essay Topic 3
Go online and read Whitman's poem "Each Has His Grief." Then, write an essay in which you compare and contrast messages about death and the isolating nature of grief in this poem and in "O Captain! My Captain!" Use quoted and paraphrased evidence from both poems in support of your claims.
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