1 In what year was the poem published? 1970 1965 1980 1969 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) "to his place on a high beam" (line 11) "I am the owl" (line 8) 3 Which of the following best describes the rhyme scheme of the poem? ABBABB ABABCC AABBCC ABCABC 4 What is the speaker's "prize" in line 8? The gun The barn 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 owl The speaker's father 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 Personification Simile Metaphor 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 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 bowels Its tail Its eyes 10 How many times does the speaker shoot the owl? Three times Once Many times Twice 11 From what point of view and tense is "Barn Owl" told? Third-person limited, present tense First-person, present tense First-person, past 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? "master of life and death" "a child / obedient, angel-mind-" "a horny fiend" "a lonely child" 13 Which stanza contains the poem's climax? Stanza Two Stanza One Stanza Four Stanza Five 14 Gwen Harwood is a(n) ____ poet. Australian American British 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 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"? "Nightfall" "A Child's Rebellion" "Quadrant" "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 At night In the afternoon 20 In line 25, "bundle of stuff" best means The injured owl The urine-scented hay The objects that the speaker is carrying The fallen gun 21 Which of the following best describes the structure of each stanza? A couplet A quartet Free-form A sestet 22 Which of the following is NOT an example of alliteration? "dropped, / and dribbled" "home at this hour" "Let him dream of a child" "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 Loose straw on the floor Hay on the floor A red door 24 Which of the following is an example of religious subtext in the poem? "blessed by the sun" "gave me the fallen gun." "those eyes that did not see" "dribbled through the loose straw" 25 Which of the following is NOT a symbol in the poem? Nightfall Vision Sunlight The owl