1 In what year was the poem published? 1980 1965 1969 1970 2 Which of the following is an example of a metaphor used in the poem? "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) "to his place on a high beam" (line 11) 3 Which of the following best describes the rhyme scheme of the poem? ABCABC ABBABB ABABCC AABBCC 4 What is the speaker's "prize" in line 8? The owl Waking up early before her parents 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? Personification Simile Metaphor Antonym 7 Which adjective best describes the speaker's tone in stanza 1? Straightforward and intellectual Somber but hopeful Horrified and remorseful Excited and condescending 8 Which adjective best describes the speaker's tone in stanzas 5 and 6? Horrified and remorseful Straightforward and intellectual Somber but hopeful Excited and condescending 9 Which of the owl's features is NOT mentioned by the speaker? Its wings Its eyes Its bowels Its tail 10 How many times does the speaker shoot the owl? Many times Once Three times Twice 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 horny fiend" "a lonely child" "master of life and death" "a child / obedient, angel-mind-" 13 Which stanza contains the poem's climax? Stanza Four Stanza Five Stanza Two Stanza One 14 Gwen Harwood is a(n) ____ poet. Canadian Australian American British 15 Which of the following is an example of caesura? My first shot struck. He swayed, My father reached my side, Let him dream of a child child who believed death clean 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"? "The Fallen Gun" "A Child's Rebellion" "Nightfall" "Quadrant" 18 Which of the following is an example of slant rhyme in the poem? "to his place on a high beam / in our old stables, to dream" "a wisp-haired judge whose law / would punish beak and claw" "gave me the fallen gun. / 'End what you have begun.'" "Let him dream of a child / obedient, angel-mind-" 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 fallen gun The objects that the speaker is carrying The urine-scented hay The injured owl 21 Which of the following best describes the structure of each stanza? A sestet Free-form 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? 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? "those eyes that did not see" "dribbled through the loose straw" "blessed by the sun" "gave me the fallen gun." 25 Which of the following is NOT a symbol in the poem? Nightfall Sunlight Vision The owl