Question
An author's tone is his or her attitude about the subject.
Read the first stanza below from "O Captain! My Captain!" Then, answer the question that follows.
1O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather'd every rack, & the prize we sought & is won,
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, & the vessel grim and daring:
5 But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
This stanza shows a shift in tone from __-_____ to _____
• jubilation to boredom
• fear to happiness
• joy to sadness
• frustration to despair
Read the first stanza below from "O Captain! My Captain!" Then, answer the question that follows.
1O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather'd every rack, & the prize we sought & is won,
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, & the vessel grim and daring:
5 But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
This stanza shows a shift in tone from __-_____ to _____
• jubilation to boredom
• fear to happiness
• joy to sadness
• frustration to despair
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is: **joy to sadness**.
The first part of the stanza expresses a sense of joy and celebration (the ship has safely returned, and people are exulting), while the latter part reveals profound sorrow and grief over the death of the Captain.
The first part of the stanza expresses a sense of joy and celebration (the ship has safely returned, and people are exulting), while the latter part reveals profound sorrow and grief over the death of the Captain.