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WorksheetsO Captain! My Captain!
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
"is some dream" because he
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.
Which is an example of imagery that creates a mood on the ship?
"Our fearful trip is done"
"The people all exulting"
"O the bleeding drops of red"
"The vessel grim and daring"
Define tone as it relates to poetry :
Vocal pitch
Speaker's/author's attitude about their subject
Words that create mental pictures
Direct description of elements in the poem
Where is the ship headed?
Back home, after a dangerous mission
Out to sea, to take on a dangerous mission
To an island, for a vacation
To a defensive position
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.
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.
Where is the shift in the first stanza?
After the first line
At the end of the stanza, before the last line
There is no shift
In the middle, after the first four lines
What indicates the shift that happens in the stanza
Change of rhyme scheme, line length, and tone
Change of point of view from first to third
Change of the speaker in the poem
Change of setting
