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