O Captain! My Captain!

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The speaker's description of a captain who dies in "O Captain! My Captain!" most likely refers to: Walt Whitman, Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee

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Abraham Lincoln

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The use of the phrase "my Captain" in the title and throughout the poem suggests that the speaker

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feels very loyal to the Captain.

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Which phrase suggests that the ship has survived a difficult situation? Options: "the prize we sought", "O Captain!", "the bells I hear", "our fearful trip"

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"our fearful trip"

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The speaker says that the Captain's death "is some dream" because he

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wishes the Captain's death were a dream.

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What does the phrase "the prize we sought is won" refer to?

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winning the Civil War

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One extended metaphor in the poem is the comparison of

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a ship to the country.

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Which phrase suggests that the Captain caused the celebration? Options: "It is some dream", "Here Captain! Dear father!", "This arm beneath your head!", "For you bouquests and ribbon'd wreaths."

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For you bouquests and ribbon'd wreaths.

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In line 21 the speaker says, "the ship is anchor'd safe and sound." The idea of safety is ironic, or unexpected because

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the ship's Captain lies dead on its deck.

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The tone in the third stanza of "O Captain! My Captain" is best described as

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Mournful

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To emphasize a sorrowful tone, Whitman contrasts the narrator's grief with the

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joy of the crowd.