1.
Who wrote the poem, O Captain! My Captain!?
a.
Walt Whitman
2.
In which year was Walt Whitman born and in which year did
he die?
a.
1819 birth and 1892 death
3.
Who is referred to as Captain in the poem, O Captain!
My Captain!?
a.
Abraham Lincoln
4.
In line I of the poem, our ‘fearful trip’ is a reference to
the
a.
End of Civil War
5.
The ‘captain’ in the poem is also referred to as the ____
a.
Father
6.
The poet exhorts (urges, encourages) the Captain to ____
a.
Lead the ship in its ‘fearful trip’
7.
What does the word voyage mean in the poem, O Captain!
My Captain!?
a.
A long journey
8.
What is the tone of the poem, O Captain! My Captain?
a.
Lamentation
9.
How many stanzas does the poem, O Captain! My Captain contain?
a.
3 stanzas
10.
In which Whitman’s work was the poem, O Captain! My Captain first
published?
a.
First edition of Leaves of Grass
11.
The poem, O Captain! My Captain is _____ in nature.
a.
Symbolic
12.
What does the poem, O Captain! My Captain describes?
a.
Describes the victory of the union after the end of Civil War
b.
And the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
13.
What does ‘ship’ represent in the poem, O Captain! My
Captain?
a.
USA
14.
What does the word ‘fearful trip’ in the first stanza
imply the poem, O Captain! My Captain?
a.
Dreadful Civil War that came to an end
15.
‘The port is near’ means?
a.
The home is near
16.
In the poem, O Captain! My Captain, what does the given
lines signify: ‘But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red’.
a.
Enthusiasm replaced by Gloom (as The Captain who was to be
hailed by the people for his peerless bravery lays now lifeless)
17.
What technique is exploited in the second stanza in the poem, O
Captain! My Captain?
a.
Apostrophe – figure of speech used to address someone who
is dead or absent
18.
Who is called the ‘Dear Father’ in the poem, O
Captain! My Captain?
a.
Lincoln is considered as the Father of the nation.
19.
What dual emotions are reflected in the 3rd stanza in
the poem, O Captain! My Captain?
a.
Exhilaration of victory (object won Exult of shores) and
lamentation on the death of the Captain (mournful tread)
20.
In the line, ‘The ship has weather’d every rack’ , the Ship
stands for ______.
a.
America (The United States of America USA)
21.
When was the poem O Captain! My Captain first published?
a.
4th November 1965
22.
Where was the poem O Captain! My Captain first published?
a.
In a weekly newspaper – New York Saturday Press
23.
What can the readers of the poem O Captain! My Captain relates with?
a.
The readers can related with the poem’s evocation of
joy eclipsed by grief
24.
Walt Whitman was an adherent and admirer of _______?
a.
Abraham Lincoln
25.
Who was an ardent admirer of Walt Whitman’s free verse?
a.
D.H.Lawrence
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