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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. Which technique is evident in the phrase "for you the flag is flung" (line 10)?
(a) Cacophony.
(b) Assonance.
(c) Sibilance.
(d) Alliteration.

2. Where is the ship in the beginning of the poem?
(a) On the open sea.
(b) Docked in the port.
(c) Just coming into port.
(d) Just leaving the port.

3. Which is the best interpretation of line 9, when the speaker urges "O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells"?
(a) The speaker realizes that the captain is not actually dead yet.
(b) The speaker is not yet aware that the captain has died.
(c) The speaker is having trouble accepting what has happened.
(d) The speaker is addressing the captain's spirit or ghost.

4. Line 4, "While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring," contains examples of which techniques?
(a) Alliteration and synecdoche.
(b) Simie and alliteration.
(c) Synecdoche and personification.
(d) Personification and simile.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the rhyme pattern of the first four lines of each stanza?

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

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

4. 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)?

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

(see the answer key)

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