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

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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.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.7.5

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.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

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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.8.4

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CCSS.RL.7.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How does the speaker feel about the captain?

• Speaker is jealous of the captain.

• Speaker dislikes the captain's leadership.

• The speaker cares deeply about the captain.

• The speaker is indifferent to the captain.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

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Which describes the mood on the ship versus the mood on the shore?

• Shore was sad and ship was joyful

• Shore was celebrating and ship was mournful

• Ship was cheerful and shore was also happy

• Both the ship and the shore were mournful

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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Walt Whitman was:

• an English poet

• an American poet

• a French poet

• an Australian poet

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

Read the first sentence (stanza one). What does exulting mean?

• to worry about

• to celebrate

• to be sad

• to run away

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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True or False: All poems must rhyme.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.8.5

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