1 In what year was the poem published? 1965 1980 1970 1969 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) "the wrecked thing that could / not bear the light nor hide" (lines 37-38) "I am the owl" (line 8) 3 Which of the following best describes the rhyme scheme of the poem? AABBCC ABABCC ABBABB ABCABC 4 What is the speaker's "prize" in line 8? The owl Waking up early before her parents The barn The gun 5 Who is the "old no-sayer, robber of power / by sleep" in lines 7-8? The speaker The speaker's father The owl 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? Simile Antonym Metaphor Personification 7 Which adjective best describes the speaker's tone in stanza 1? Somber but hopeful Excited and condescending Horrified and remorseful Straightforward and intellectual 8 Which adjective best describes the speaker's tone in stanzas 5 and 6? Straightforward and intellectual Excited and condescending Somber but hopeful Horrified and remorseful 9 Which of the owl's features is NOT mentioned by the speaker? Its wings Its tail Its bowels 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, past tense Third-person limited, present 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? "a child / obedient, angel-mind-" "a horny fiend" "master of life and death" "a lonely child" 13 Which stanza contains the poem's climax? Stanza Five Stanza Four Stanza Two Stanza One 14 Gwen Harwood is a(n) ____ poet. American British Canadian Australian 15 Which of the following is an example of caesura? Let him dream of a child My first shot struck. He swayed, child who believed death clean 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" "Nightfall" "Quadrant" "The Fallen Gun" 18 Which of the following is an example of slant rhyme in the poem? "Let him dream of a child / obedient, angel-mind-" "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.'" 19 When does the poem take place? At night In the afternoon At dusk In early morning 20 In line 25, "bundle of stuff" best means The objects that the speaker is carrying The injured owl The fallen gun The urine-scented hay 21 Which of the following best describes the structure of each stanza? Free-form A quartet A couplet A sestet 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 red door A beam Hay on the floor Loose straw on the floor 24 Which of the following is an example of religious subtext in the poem? "blessed by the sun" "gave me the fallen gun." "dribbled through the loose straw" "those eyes that did not see" 25 Which of the following is NOT a symbol in the poem? Nightfall Sunlight The owl Vision