O Captain, My Captain Assessment

"O Captain! My Captain!" was written just after the end of the Civil War.  The speaker's description of a captain who dies most likely refers to

• Walt Whitman
• Abraham Lincoln
• Jefferson Davis
• Robert E. Lee

The repetition of the phrase "my Captain" in the title and throughout the poem symbolizes

• that the speaker wants to be in charge of the ship.

• that the speaker feels very loyal to the Captain.

• that the speaker has a military background.

• that the speaker is the only one with the Captain.

Which phrase suggests that the ship has survived a difficult situation?

• "the prize we sought"
• "O Captain!"
• "the bells I hear"
• "our fearful trip"

The repetition of the phrase "fallen cold and dead" emphasizes

• the importance of the death to the speaker.
• the speaker's lack of feeling about the death.
• the insensitivity of the victory celebration.
• the deaths of soldiers during the war.

What does the 'fearful trip' symbolic of?

• President Lincoln's death
• the Civil War

• discovery of a treasure
• the ship's arrival in port

One extended metaphor in the poem is the comparison of 

• a journey to a ship's deck.
• a ship to the country.
• a captain to a ship.
• a captain to a victory.

Which phrase in this elegy represents the stage of praise and celebration ?

• "It is some dream"
• "Here Captain! Dear father!"
• "This arm beneath your head!"
• "For you bouquests and ribbon'd wreaths."

Whitman's main purpose in this extended metaphor is to make people understand

• that a tragic shipwreck that killed many Americans
• the necessity for fighting the Civil War
• the tragic death of Abraham Lincoln.
• the importance of economic trade.

What is the ship meant to symbolize and how does it contribute to the poem's meaning? 

• Civil War-It expresses to the reader the importance of having won the battle so that America can now celebrate.

• The world-It shows how the speaker grieves that their journey is over.

• America-It helps the reader to understand how much the speaker grieves the loss his president who was the captain steers the ship/leads America.

• Life-it shows the reader how the speakers has been through very hard times but also has things to celebrate.

Which phrase serves as a refrain for this poem?

• O Captain! My Captain!
• Here Captain! dear father!
• The port is near, the bells I hear
• Fallen cold and dead