O Captain! My Captain!

This poem is addressed to:

• a group of sailors.

• the Captain.

• everyone in America.

• Captain Underpants.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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Who is the Captain?

• Walt Whitman

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Ronald Reagan

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What is the "trip" the speaker refers to?

• The Captain's last trip across America.

• The country's journey through the civil war.

• A vacation in the Bahamas.

• He stubbed his toe and fell on his face.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Whitman compares the ship to:

• "Bleeding drops of red."

• America

• bells

• an expensive yacht

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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What has happened to the Captain?

• He has died.

• He has sailed off without saying goodbye.

• He has fallen off of the boat.

• They believe he was abducted by aliens.

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CCSS.RL.1.1

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You can infer (figure out) that Whitman:

• feels great love and respect for the Captain.

• wishes he had been appointed by the Captain.

• wanted to be able to steer the ship.

• has a favorite cereal and it is Cap'n Crunch.

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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 poet compares the Captain to a father in order to:

• show his great affection for the Captain.

• explain how captains are like fathers.

• show the need for a positive father figure.

• ask for a great sum of money from him.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The tone of this poem is best described as:

• happy and relieved

• sad and mournful

• jubilant and cheerful

• friendly and rejoicing

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

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The poet reinforces his tone and meaning by using:

• a refrain

• an extended metaphor

• an allusion

• onomatopoaeia

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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The words repeated (refrain) in each stanza are:

• O Captain! My Captain! and Fallen cold and dead

• fearful trip and bells I hear

• hear the bells and swaying masses

• does not answer and object won

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

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