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) "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? ABCABC ABABCC AABBCC ABBABB 4 What is the speaker's "prize" in line 8? The barn The owl Waking up early before her parents The gun 5 Who is the "old no-sayer, robber of power / by sleep" in lines 7-8? The speaker The owl The speaker's father 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 Simile Personification Metaphor 7 Which adjective best describes the speaker's tone in stanza 1? Somber but hopeful Horrified and remorseful Excited and condescending Straightforward and intellectual 8 Which adjective best describes the speaker's tone in stanzas 5 and 6? Straightforward and intellectual Excited and condescending Horrified and remorseful Somber but hopeful 9 Which of the owl's features is NOT mentioned by the speaker? Its bowels Its tail Its eyes Its wings 10 How many times does the speaker shoot the owl? Once Twice Many times Three times 11 From what point of view and tense is "Barn Owl" told? First-person, past tense Third-person limited, present tense First-person, present tense Third-person limited, past tense 12 Which of the following is NOT a phrase that the speaker uses to describe herself in the poem? "a lonely child" "a horny fiend" "master of life and death" "a child / obedient, angel-mind-" 13 Which stanza contains the poem's climax? Stanza Five Stanza Four Stanza Two Stanza One 14 Gwen Harwood is a(n) ____ poet. Canadian American British Australian 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 only applied to humans She had never heard of death That it was clean and final 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" "Nightfall" "Quadrant" 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.'" "a wisp-haired judge whose law / would punish beak and claw" "to his place on a high beam / in our old stables, to dream" 19 When does the poem take place? At dusk In the afternoon In early morning At night 20 In line 25, "bundle of stuff" best means The fallen gun The injured owl The objects that the speaker is carrying The urine-scented hay 21 Which of the following best describes the structure of each stanza? Free-form A couplet A quartet A sestet 22 Which of the following is NOT an example of alliteration? "My first shot struck. He swayed," "Let him dream of a child" "dropped, / and dribbled" "home at this hour" 23 Which of the following is NOT a feature of the barn as stated in the poem? A beam Hay on the floor Loose straw on the floor A red door 24 Which of the following is an example of religious subtext in the poem? "gave me the fallen gun." "blessed by the sun" "dribbled through the loose straw" "those eyes that did not see" 25 Which of the following is NOT a symbol in the poem? Nightfall Vision Sunlight The owl