O Captain! My Captain!

"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.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

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.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

• "the prize we sought"

• "O Captain!"

• "the bells i hear"

• "our fearful trip"

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

• President Lincoln's death

• winning the Civil War

• discovery of a treasure

• the ship's arrival in port

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

You can tell that the poem is an elegy because the speaker is

• telling a story.

• sharing ideas about nature.

• describing a historical event.

• reflecting on a death.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which phrase suggests that the Captain caused the celebration?

• "It is some dream"

• "Here Captain! Dear father!"

• "This arm beneath your head!"

• "For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

• crowds are trying to take over the ship.

• the speaker fears that lives are in danger.

• the ship's Captain lies dead on its deck.

• the ship has other dangerous journeys ahead.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10