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? "I am the owl" (line 8) "to his place on a high beam" (line 11) "the wrecked thing that could / not bear the light nor hide" (lines 37-38) "A horny fiend, I crept" (line 3) 3 Which of the following best describes the rhyme scheme of the poem? ABABCC ABCABC ABBABB AABBCC 4 What is the speaker's "prize" in line 8? The owl The gun Waking up early before her parents The barn 5 Who is the "old no-sayer, robber of power / by sleep" in lines 7-8? The speaker The speaker's father 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? Personification Antonym Simile Metaphor 7 Which adjective best describes the speaker's tone in stanza 1? Straightforward and intellectual Excited and condescending Horrified and remorseful Somber but hopeful 8 Which adjective best describes the speaker's tone in stanzas 5 and 6? Straightforward and intellectual Horrified and remorseful Somber but hopeful Excited and condescending 9 Which of the owl's features is NOT mentioned by the speaker? Its tail Its bowels Its eyes Its wings 10 How many times does the speaker shoot the owl? Many times Three times Once 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, present tense First-person, 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 lonely child" "a horny fiend" "a child / obedient, angel-mind-" 13 Which stanza contains the poem's climax? Stanza Five Stanza Two Stanza Four Stanza One 14 Gwen Harwood is a(n) ____ poet. Australian British Canadian American 15 Which of the following is an example of caesura? My father reached my side, Let him dream of a child My first shot struck. He swayed, child who believed death clean 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 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"? "Quadrant" "Nightfall" "A Child's Rebellion" "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.'" "a wisp-haired judge whose law / would punish beak and claw" "to his place on a high beam / in our old stables, to dream" "Let him dream of a child / obedient, angel-mind-" 19 When does the poem take place? At night In early morning In the afternoon At dusk 20 In line 25, "bundle of stuff" best means The urine-scented hay The fallen gun The injured owl The objects that the speaker is carrying 21 Which of the following best describes the structure of each stanza? A sestet A quartet A couplet Free-form 22 Which of the following is NOT an example of alliteration? "home at this hour" "My first shot struck. He swayed," "Let him dream of a child" "dropped, / and dribbled" 23 Which of the following is NOT a feature of the barn as stated in the poem? Hay on the floor Loose straw on the floor A beam A red door 24 Which of the following is an example of religious subtext in the poem? "those eyes that did not see" "gave me the fallen gun." "dribbled through the loose straw" "blessed by the sun" 25 Which of the following is NOT a symbol in the poem? Vision The owl Nightfall Sunlight