O Captain, My Captain

What does the speaker achieve in the poem with the description of the ship? 

• He expresses gratitude for this ship that has survived many storms
• He conveys admiration for great naval battles of the past
• He uses the ship's journey as a metaphor for the country overcoming adversity
• He desceribes how ships were greeted after long, tiresome voyages

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In line 2, what is the meaning of "weather'd every rack"? 

• Championed every cause
• Survived every hardship
• Healed every injury
• Lived through every fight 

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How does the speaker's POV affect his impression of the poem's subject? 

• The speaker admires what Lincoln has done & mourns his death
• The speaker believes Lincoln was an ineffective president
• The speaker is convinced Lincoln would've made a capable sea captain
• The speaker believes captains are strong leaders & make effective presidents 

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In line 10, which word could best be used in place of "flung"?

• cast
• tossed
• discarded
• launched

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Which serves as the strongest evidence that the speaker feels affection for the poem's subject? 

• The speaker addresses the subject directly
• The speaker describes the "bleeding drops of red"
• The speaker refers to the captain as "dear father"
• The speaker uses imagery to appeal to sight and sound

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Why are the poeple "all exulting?"

• The Captian was a tyrant who they all wanted dead.
• The people are celebrating the long life of the Captain.
• The people are joyous that the war is over; the confederate army has surrendered. 

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What is the "ship" in the poem a metaphor for?

• The Mayflower

• Abraham Lincoln

• America

• The south

Line 2 states, "The prize we sought is won." The "prize" is a metaphor for

• the Union Army's victory in the Civil War
• The arrest of John Wilkes Booth.
• Lincoln's vicoty in the presidential election. 

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The "fearful trip" mentioned in line 1 is a reference to

• Abraham Lincoln's assassination

• The Civil War and conflict over slavery

• American falling apart since Lincoln is gone

• Adding western states to the union

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

• has had many dreams about the Captain.
• has only imagined that the Captain is dead.
• wishes the Captain's death were a dream.
• realizes that the Captain has been sleeping.

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