1 In what year was the poem published? 1969 1965 1970 1980 2 Which of the following is an example of a metaphor used in the poem? "to his place on a high beam" (line 11) "A horny fiend, I crept" (line 3) "I am the owl" (line 8) "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? AABBCC ABCABC ABABCC ABBABB 4 What is the speaker's "prize" in line 8? Waking up early before her parents The owl The gun The barn 5 Who is the "old no-sayer, robber of power / by sleep" in lines 7-8? The speaker's mother The owl The speaker's father The speaker 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 Metaphor Antonym 7 Which adjective best describes the speaker's tone in stanza 1? Horrified and remorseful Straightforward and intellectual Excited and condescending Somber but hopeful 8 Which adjective best describes the speaker's tone in stanzas 5 and 6? Horrified and remorseful Somber but hopeful Excited and condescending Straightforward and intellectual 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 Three times Many times 11 From what point of view and tense is "Barn Owl" told? Third-person limited, present tense First-person, present tense Third-person limited, past tense First-person, past 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 horny fiend" "a child / obedient, angel-mind-" "a lonely child" 13 Which stanza contains the poem's climax? Stanza Two Stanza Five Stanza Four Stanza One 14 Gwen Harwood is a(n) ____ poet. Australian American British Canadian 15 Which of the following is an example of caesura? child who believed death clean My first shot struck. He swayed, Let him dream of a child My father reached my side, 16 Before shooting the owl, what did the speaker believe about death? That is was messy and obscene That it was clean and final That it only applied to humans She had never heard of death 17 What is the title of the companion poem to "Barn Owl" in the diptych "Father and Child"? "A Child's Rebellion" "Quadrant" "Nightfall" "The Fallen Gun" 18 Which of the following is an example of slant rhyme in the poem? "Let him dream of a child / obedient, angel-mind-" "gave me the fallen gun. / 'End what you have begun.'" "to his place on a high beam / in our old stables, to dream" "a wisp-haired judge whose law / would punish beak and claw" 19 When does the poem take place? At night In early morning In the afternoon At dusk 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 sestet A quartet A couplet Free-form 22 Which of the following is NOT an example of alliteration? "dropped, / and dribbled" "home at this hour" "My first shot struck. He swayed," "Let him dream of a child" 23 Which of the following is NOT a feature of the barn as stated in the poem? Hay on the floor A red door Loose straw on the floor A beam 24 Which of the following is an example of religious subtext in the poem? "dribbled through the loose straw" "blessed by the sun" "those eyes that did not see" "gave me the fallen gun." 25 Which of the following is NOT a symbol in the poem? The owl Sunlight Vision Nightfall