O Captain! My Captain! - Review

What tense is the poem told in?

• Past tense

• Present tense

• Future tense

• No tense

What point of view is the poem told in?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

What does the word 'weather'd' mean?

• Destroyed

• Sailed

• Endured

• Avoided

Paraphrase the first stanza of the poem.

• The ship is sinking and the captain is dead.

• The ship is sailing towards the port and the people on land are celebrating.

• The ship is lost at sea and the captain is missing.

What happened to the captain?

• He retired from his position.

• He abandoned the ship.

• He fell overboard and drowned.

• He died.

What is the speaker's relationship to the Captain?

• They are close friends.

• They are siblings.

• They are enemies.

• The captain is like a father to the speaker.

Does the crowd know what happened to the Captain?

• Yes, they are aware of his death.

• No, they have no idea.

• Some of them know, but most don't.

What is the theme of the poem?

• We can pay tribute to our leaders for their victories, while wishing they were alive to enjoy the victory.

• Victory is never worth the price of losing lives.

• The pain of grief and loss makes it impossible to keep on living.