O Captain! O 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

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.

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

• "the prize we sought"
• "O Captain!"
• "the bells I hear"
• "our fearful trip"

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.

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.

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

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.

Which phrase suggests that the Captain caused the celebration?

• "It is some dream"
• "Here Captain! Dear father!"
• "This arm beneath your head!"
• "For you bouquests and ribbon'd wreaths."

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.

What does the ship in the poem symbolize? 

• Nothing, it's just a ship
• The world
• The United States
• Life