1 In what year was the poem published? 1970 1980 1969 1965 2 Which of the following is an example of a metaphor used in the poem? "A horny fiend, I crept" (line 3) "the wrecked thing that could / not bear the light nor hide" (lines 37-38) "I am the owl" (line 8) "to his place on a high beam" (line 11) 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? 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 Antonym Personification Metaphor 7 Which adjective best describes the speaker's tone in stanza 1? Horrified and remorseful Excited and condescending Straightforward and intellectual Somber but hopeful 8 Which adjective best describes the speaker's tone in stanzas 5 and 6? Excited and condescending Straightforward and intellectual Horrified and remorseful Somber but hopeful 9 Which of the owl's features is NOT mentioned by the speaker? Its wings Its eyes Its tail Its bowels 10 How many times does the speaker shoot the owl? Many times Once Twice 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" "a child / obedient, angel-mind-" "master of life and death" 13 Which stanza contains the poem's climax? Stanza Five Stanza Two Stanza One Stanza Four 14 Gwen Harwood is a(n) ____ poet. British Canadian Australian American 15 Which of the following is an example of caesura? Let him dream of a child child who believed death clean My father reached my side, My first shot struck. He swayed, 16 Before shooting the owl, what did the speaker believe about death? She had never heard of death That is was messy and obscene That it only applied to humans That it was clean and final 17 What is the title of the companion poem to "Barn Owl" in the diptych "Father and Child"? "Quadrant" "The Fallen Gun" "Nightfall" "A Child's Rebellion" 18 Which of the following is an example of slant rhyme in the poem? "Let him dream of a child / obedient, angel-mind-" "a wisp-haired judge whose law / would punish beak and claw" "gave me the fallen gun. / 'End what you have begun.'" "to his place on a high beam / in our old stables, to dream" 19 When does the poem take place? In early morning In the afternoon At night At dusk 20 In line 25, "bundle of stuff" best means The objects that the speaker is carrying The urine-scented hay The injured owl The fallen gun 21 Which of the following best describes the structure of each stanza? Free-form A quartet A sestet A couplet 22 Which of the following is NOT an example of alliteration? "dropped, / and dribbled" "Let him dream of a child" "home at this hour" "My first shot struck. He swayed," 23 Which of the following is NOT a feature of the barn as stated in the poem? A beam A red door Loose straw on the floor 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? Sunlight The owl Nightfall Vision