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? "A horny fiend, I crept" (line 3) "to his place on a high beam" (line 11) "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? ABCABC ABBABB AABBCC ABABCC 4 What is the speaker's "prize" in line 8? The barn The gun 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 The speaker's mother 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? Simile Personification Antonym Metaphor 7 Which adjective best describes the speaker's tone in stanza 1? Excited and condescending Straightforward and intellectual Somber but hopeful Horrified and remorseful 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 wings Its tail 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, 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? "a lonely child" "master of life and death" "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 British American Australian 15 Which of the following is an example of caesura? child who believed death clean My father reached my side, Let him dream of a child My first shot struck. He swayed, 16 Before shooting the owl, what did the speaker believe about death? That it was clean and final That it only applied to humans 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"? "Quadrant" "A Child's Rebellion" "Nightfall" "The Fallen Gun" 18 Which of the following is an example of slant rhyme in the poem? "gave me the fallen gun. / 'End what you have begun.'" "to his place on a high beam / in our old stables, to dream" "Let him dream of a child / obedient, angel-mind-" "a wisp-haired judge whose law / would punish beak and claw" 19 When does the poem take place? In early morning At dusk In the afternoon At night 20 In line 25, "bundle of stuff" best means The fallen gun The urine-scented hay The injured owl 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? "dropped, / and dribbled" "Let him dream of a child" "My first shot struck. He swayed," "home at this hour" 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? "those eyes that did not see" "gave me the fallen gun." "blessed by the sun" "dribbled through the loose straw" 25 Which of the following is NOT a symbol in the poem? Vision Nightfall Sunlight The owl