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WorksheetsO Captain! My Captain!
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 14mins
"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
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.
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 bouquets 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 is the difference between what is expected to happen and what actually happens?
grim
trills
irony
rack
This is stern, depressing, or unpleasant.
victor
rack
irony
grim
Which is not a true rhyme, but a close rhyme that hints at the perfect rhyme?
rack
near-rhyme
line break
trills
This is the shaking or straining of something.
rack
line break
grim
exulting
The end of a line of poetry.
trills
near-rhyme
line break
victor
This means to play a musical instrument with a quavering sound.
irony
exulting
near-rhyme
trills
This means the winner.
victor
rack
exulting
irony
Which word means rejoicing?
near-rhyme
victor
exulting
trill
