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Read these lines from Whitman’s "O Captain! My Captain!". But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. Which line from Lincoln’s "Gettysburg Address" appeals to the audience’s emotions in a similar way?

A
We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that this nation might live.
B
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.
C
The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.
D
Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation: conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
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Read these lines from Whitman's "O Captain! My Captain!." Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. What is the speaker referring to?

A
Lincoln fell and was seriously injured.
B
A captain told lies, so he was punished.
C
Abraham Lincoln has tragically died.
D
A captain has died on his ship.
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Which statement best describes the significance of comparing Lincoln’s death to the death of a captain on his ship in "O Captain! My Captain!"?

A
When a ship captain dies, someone takes his place, just as when Lincoln died, someone took his place.
B
When a ship captain dies, it is a tragedy, because he is the leader of the boat, just as Lincoln was the leader of the country.
C
When the captain dies, the ship can no longer sail, just as when Lincoln died, the war ended.
D
When a ship captain dies, everyone is sad, just as when Lincoln died, everyone was sad about it.
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Which extended metaphor does Whitman use throughout "O Captain! My Captain!?"

A
Whitman compares Lincoln to another president.
B
Whitman compares Lincoln to a passenger.
C
Whitman compares Lincoln to a crew member.
D
Whitman compares Lincoln to a ship captain.
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Read these lines from "O Captain! My Captain!". O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells; Rise up – for you the flag is flung – for you the bugle trills; For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths – for you the shores a-crowding; For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning; What is the speaker referring to in these lines?

A
People on a boat are happy to be returning home from a trip.
B
The people of the country are celebrating Lincoln’s victory.
C
A celebration is being held by the passengers of a ship.
D
People are crowding the shore, waiting for a boat to dock.
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Read this line from "O Captain! My Captain!". O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done; What does “our fearful trip is done” refer to?

A
they are back from a trip
B
the ship has docked
C
the end of the war
D
their trip was frightening
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Read these lines from "O Captain! My Captain!". O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. How does Whitman use the extended metaphor to refer to Lincoln’s death?

A
Whitman compares Lincoln’s tragic death to a captain lying dead on the deck of his ship.
B
Whitman compares Lincoln’s death to what the death for all the soldiers was like.
C
Whitman compares Lincoln’s death to the loss of losing a family member in the war.
D
Whitman compares Lincoln’s death to the loss of one of the army generals.
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Read this line from "O Captain! My Captain!". The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won; What does “the prize we sought is won” refer to?

A
They found a lost treasure.
B
They won a game.
C
They won an election.
D
The North has won the Civil War.
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Read these excerpts. Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address." It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. Whitman's "O Captain! My Captain!". Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells! But I, with mournful tread, Walk the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. Which rhetorical appeal do both excerpts use?

A
pathos: the use of emotional appeals to affect the audience’s feelings
B
logos: the use of logic to convince the audience
C
ethos: the use of authority to persuade the audience to act the right way
D
brevity: writing or speaking that is short, brief, and to the point
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Read this excerpt from Lincoln’s "The Gettysburg Address." But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate – we cannot consecrate – we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. Which line from Whitman’s "O Captain! My Captain!" appeals to the audience's emotions in a similar way?

A
The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won;
B
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will;
C
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done;
D
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring:

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