1 In what year was the poem published? 1969 1980 1970 1965 2 Which of the following is an example of a metaphor used in the poem? "to his place on a high beam" (line 11) "I am the owl" (line 8) "A horny fiend, I crept" (line 3) "the wrecked thing that could / not bear the light nor hide" (lines 37-38) 3 Which of the following best describes the rhyme scheme of the poem? ABABCC AABBCC ABCABC ABBABB 4 What is the speaker's "prize" in line 8? The barn The gun The owl Waking up early before her parents 5 Who is the "old no-sayer, robber of power / by sleep" in lines 7-8? The owl The speaker's father The speaker The speaker's mother 6 As used in lines 17-18, "a wisp-haired judge whose law / would punish beak and claw" is an example of which literary device? Simile Personification Antonym Metaphor 7 Which adjective best describes the speaker's tone in stanza 1? Horrified and remorseful Somber but hopeful Excited and condescending Straightforward and intellectual 8 Which adjective best describes the speaker's tone in stanzas 5 and 6? Excited and condescending Somber but hopeful Straightforward and intellectual Horrified and remorseful 9 Which of the owl's features is NOT mentioned by the speaker? Its tail Its wings Its bowels Its eyes 10 How many times does the speaker shoot the owl? Twice Once Many times Three times 11 From what point of view and tense is "Barn Owl" told? First-person, past tense Third-person limited, past tense Third-person limited, present tense First-person, present tense 12 Which of the following is NOT a phrase that the speaker uses to describe herself in the poem? "a horny fiend" "a lonely child" "master of life and death" "a child / obedient, angel-mind-" 13 Which stanza contains the poem's climax? Stanza Two Stanza Four Stanza One Stanza Five 14 Gwen Harwood is a(n) ____ poet. American Australian Canadian British 15 Which of the following is an example of caesura? Let him dream of a child child who believed death clean My father reached my side, My first shot struck. He swayed, 16 Before shooting the owl, what did the speaker believe about death? That it only applied to humans That it was clean and final She had never heard of death That is was messy and obscene 17 What is the title of the companion poem to "Barn Owl" in the diptych "Father and Child"? "A Child's Rebellion" "The Fallen Gun" "Quadrant" "Nightfall" 18 Which of the following is an example of slant rhyme in the poem? "Let him dream of a child / obedient, angel-mind-" "a wisp-haired judge whose law / would punish beak and claw" "gave me the fallen gun. / 'End what you have begun.'" "to his place on a high beam / in our old stables, to dream" 19 When does the poem take place? In early morning At dusk At night In the afternoon 20 In line 25, "bundle of stuff" best means The urine-scented hay The injured owl The objects that the speaker is carrying The fallen gun 21 Which of the following best describes the structure of each stanza? A couplet A quartet A sestet Free-form 22 Which of the following is NOT an example of alliteration? "home at this hour" "Let him dream of a child" "My first shot struck. He swayed," "dropped, / and dribbled" 23 Which of the following is NOT a feature of the barn as stated in the poem? Hay on the floor Loose straw on the floor A red door A beam 24 Which of the following is an example of religious subtext in the poem? "dribbled through the loose straw" "gave me the fallen gun." "those eyes that did not see" "blessed by the sun" 25 Which of the following is NOT a symbol in the poem? Sunlight Nightfall Vision The owl