1 In what year was the poem published? 1970 1965 1969 1980 2 Which of the following is an example of a metaphor used in the poem? "I am the owl" (line 8) "A horny fiend, I crept" (line 3) "to his place on a high beam" (line 11) "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 ABBABB ABCABC 4 What is the speaker's "prize" in line 8? Waking up early before her parents The barn The owl The gun 5 Who is the "old no-sayer, robber of power / by sleep" in lines 7-8? The speaker's mother The speaker The speaker's father The owl 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? Personification Metaphor Simile Antonym 7 Which adjective best describes the speaker's tone in stanza 1? Horrified and remorseful Somber but hopeful Straightforward and intellectual Excited and condescending 8 Which adjective best describes the speaker's tone in stanzas 5 and 6? Horrified and remorseful Excited and condescending Somber but hopeful Straightforward and intellectual 9 Which of the owl's features is NOT mentioned by the speaker? Its bowels Its eyes Its tail Its wings 10 How many times does the speaker shoot the owl? Once Three times Many times Twice 11 From what point of view and tense is "Barn Owl" told? Third-person limited, past tense First-person, present tense Third-person limited, present tense First-person, past tense 12 Which of the following is NOT a phrase that the speaker uses to describe herself in the poem? "a horny fiend" "a child / obedient, angel-mind-" "master of life and death" "a lonely child" 13 Which stanza contains the poem's climax? Stanza Four Stanza Two Stanza One Stanza Five 14 Gwen Harwood is a(n) ____ poet. Australian Canadian British American 15 Which of the following is an example of caesura? My father reached my side, Let him dream of a child My first shot struck. He swayed, child who believed death clean 16 Before shooting the owl, what did the speaker believe about death? That it was clean and final She had never heard of death That is was messy and obscene That it only applied to humans 17 What is the title of the companion poem to "Barn Owl" in the diptych "Father and Child"? "The Fallen Gun" "A Child's Rebellion" "Quadrant" "Nightfall" 18 Which of the following is an example of slant rhyme in the poem? "a wisp-haired judge whose law / would punish beak and claw" "to his place on a high beam / in our old stables, to dream" "Let him dream of a child / obedient, angel-mind-" "gave me the fallen gun. / 'End what you have begun.'" 19 When does the poem take place? In early morning In the afternoon At dusk At night 20 In line 25, "bundle of stuff" best means The fallen gun The injured owl The urine-scented hay The objects that the speaker is carrying 21 Which of the following best describes the structure of each stanza? Free-form A sestet A quartet A couplet 22 Which of the following is NOT an example of alliteration? "Let him dream of a child" "home at this hour" "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? Loose straw on the floor A beam A red door Hay on the floor 24 Which of the following is an example of religious subtext in the poem? "blessed by the sun" "dribbled through the loose straw" "gave me the fallen gun." "those eyes that did not see" 25 Which of the following is NOT a symbol in the poem? Vision Nightfall The owl Sunlight
