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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) Oxymoron.
(b) Metonymy.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Imagery.

2. 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 addressing the captain's spirit or ghost.
(d) The speaker is having trouble accepting what has happened.

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

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

5. What type of rhyme is employed in line 20, "From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won"?
(a) Internal rhyme.
(b) Near rhyme.
(c) Eye rhyme.
(d) Identical rhyme.

Short Answer Questions

1. By which other term, besides "Captain," does the speaker address the captain of the ship?

2. Line 4, "While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring," contains examples of which techniques?

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

4. The poem's title and first line contain an example of which technique?

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

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