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

2. 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.

3. What does the phrase "swaying mass" refer to (line 12)?
(a) The crowd.
(b) The captain.
(c) The flag.
(d) The ship.

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

5. What is a "keel" (line 4)?
(a) A part of a ship's steering mechanism, found at the back of the ship.
(b) A measurement of the speed a ship is traveling.
(c) A flat structure at the bottom of a ship, designed to add stability.
(d) The central and largest sail on a three-masted ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the speaker of the poem?

2. Where is the ship in the beginning of the poem?

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

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

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

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