Worksheets"O Captain! My Captain!"
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name
4 lines
2.
In what point of view is the poem written?
a)
1st person, present tense
b)
2nd person, past tense
c)
3rd person, future tense
d)
1st person, future tense
3.
The captain in the poem is most likely
a)
a metaphor for the nation's leader
b)
a metaphor for the speaker's father
c)
the speaker himself
d)
the armed forces
4.
With what other role does the speaker of them poem explicitly associate the Captain?
a)
president
b)
general
c)
father
d)
grandfather
5.
Which of the following terms best describes this excerpt?
a)
sonnet
b)
lyric
c)
elegy
d)
ballad
6.
The central idea of this poem centers around the death of a hero. Which line from the poem best illustrates this central idea?
a)
“O Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done”
b)
“For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning”
c)
“The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done”
d)
“I, with mournful tread,/Walk the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead”
7.
The “bells,” “flag,” “bugle,” “wreaths,” and crowds in the second stanza describe
a)
are meant to be sarcastic
b)
describe both a victory celebration and a funeral
c)
are part of the speakers hallucinations
d)
none of the above
8.
The poem is developed mainly through
a)
an extended implicit metaphor
b)
an extended explicit allegory
c)
a similie
d)
an ironic humorous tone
9.
The end of the last stanza of the poem ends with the speaker in a state of
a)
denial
b)
mourning
c)
optimism
d)
celebration
10.
Which line best shows the admiration that was given to the captain:
a)
For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning; (12)
b)
O Captain! my Captain! our faithful trip is done; (1)
c)
The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won; (2)
d)
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring: (4)
11.
Which of the following can NOT be a theme of the poem?
a)
patriotism
b)
death
c)
coming of age
d)
loyalty
12.
The use of the phrase "my Captain" in the title and throughout the poem suggests that the speaker
a)
wants to be in charge of the ship.
b)
has a military background.
c)
feels very loyal to the Captain.
d)
is the only one with the Captain.
13.
Which phrase suggests that the "ship" has survived a difficult situation?
a)
"the prize we sought"
b)
"O Captain!"
c)
"the bells I hear"
d)
"our fearful trip"
14.
The repetition of the phrase "fallen cold and dead" emphasizes
a)
the importance of the death of a fearless leader to the speaker.
b)
the insensitivity of the victory celebration.
c)
the speaker's lack of feeling about the death.
d)
the deaths of soldiers during the war.
15.
What does the phrase "the prize we sought is won" refer to?
a)
Lincoln's death
b)
winning the Civil War
c)
the ship's arrival in port
d)
the discovery of a treasure
16.
What does the ship in the poem symbolize?
a)
the nation of the United States of America
b)
all of the countries of the world
c)
life in general
d)
it is not symbolic- it's just a ship
17.
The tone in the third stanza of "O Captian! My Captain" is best described as
a)
resentful
b)
sarcastic
c)
mournful
d)
excited
18.
The poem is addressed to
a)
Walt Whitman
b)
the "Captain"
c)
a group of sailors
d)
leaders of all nations
19.
You can infer that Whitman
a)
feels great respect & admiration for the Captain
b)
is angry at the Captain
c)
knew the Captain very well
d)
wishes he had been appointed as captain
20.
Whitman's main purpose in this extended metaphor is to make people understand
a)
the tragic death of Abraham Lincoln.
b)
that a tragic shipwreck that killed many Americans
c)
the necessity for fighting the Civil War
d)
the importance of learning about wars our country fought
21.
Who is the speaker of the poem?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Walt Whitman
c)
the people of the United States of America
d)
a sailor on a ship heading on a fearful journey
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