1 In what year was the poem published? 1969 1965 1980 1970 2 Which of the following is an example of a metaphor used in the poem? "to his place on a high beam" (line 11) "I am the owl" (line 8) "A horny fiend, I crept" (line 3) "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 ABBABB ABCABC AABBCC 4 What is the speaker's "prize" in line 8? The barn The gun The owl Waking up early before her parents 5 Who is the "old no-sayer, robber of power / by sleep" in lines 7-8? The speaker's father The speaker The speaker's mother 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 Metaphor Personification 7 Which adjective best describes the speaker's tone in stanza 1? Excited and condescending Somber but hopeful Straightforward and intellectual Horrified and remorseful 8 Which adjective best describes the speaker's tone in stanzas 5 and 6? Horrified and remorseful Excited and condescending Straightforward and intellectual Somber but hopeful 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? Three times Twice Many times Once 11 From what point of view and tense is "Barn Owl" told? Third-person limited, present tense Third-person limited, past tense First-person, past tense First-person, present tense 12 Which of the following is NOT a phrase that the speaker uses to describe herself in the poem? "master of life and death" "a lonely child" "a child / obedient, angel-mind-" "a horny fiend" 13 Which stanza contains the poem's climax? Stanza Four Stanza Two Stanza Five Stanza One 14 Gwen Harwood is a(n) ____ poet. British American Australian Canadian 15 Which of the following is an example of caesura? child who believed death clean My first shot struck. He swayed, My father reached my side, Let him dream of a child 16 Before shooting the owl, what did the speaker believe about death? That is was messy and obscene She had never heard of death That it was clean and final 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" "Let him dream of a child / obedient, angel-mind-" "to his place on a high beam / in our old stables, to dream" "gave me the fallen gun. / 'End what you have begun.'" 19 When does the poem take place? In the afternoon At night In early morning At dusk 20 In line 25, "bundle of stuff" best means The injured owl The objects that the speaker is carrying The urine-scented hay The fallen gun 21 Which of the following best describes the structure of each stanza? A couplet A sestet A quartet Free-form 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? Loose straw on the floor Hay on the floor A beam 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? The owl Vision Nightfall Sunlight