Captain O Captain

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

• Sarcastic

• Mournful

• Resentful

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

• wants to be in charge of the ship.

• feels very loyal to the Captain.

• has a military background.

• is the only one with the Captain.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which phrase suggests that the Captain caused the celebration?

• "It is some dream"

• "Here Captain! Dear father!"

• "This arm beneath your head!"

• "For you bouquests and ribbon'd wreaths."

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Describe the relationship between the speaker and the captain.

• They are old friends.

• The speaker is a lower rank than the captain.

• The captain recruited the speaker for the mission.

• The speaker is the captain's son-in-law.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

You can infer that Whitman

• feels great love and respect for the Captain

• is angry at the Captain

• wishes he had been appointed as captain

• knew the Captain very well

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the mood created out of the phrase mournful tread?

• joyful

• exciting

• sad

• hopeful

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

The poem is addressed to

• a group of sailors

• the Captain

• Whitman

• the ocean

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5