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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 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)?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Refrain.
(c) Chorus.
(d) Verse.

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

3. What is the most accurate way to describe the poem's stanza form?
(a) Double quatrain.
(b) Double tercet.
(c) Octave.
(d) Sestet.

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

5. Which technique is evident in line 10, "Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills"?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Antimetabole.
(c) Antithesis.
(d) Antistrophe.

Short Answer Questions

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

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. Which technique is evident in the phrase "for you the flag is flung" (line 10)?

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

5. What is the most common type of metrical foot in "O Captain! My Captain!"?

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