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) "to his place on a high beam" (line 11) "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? ABABCC ABBABB ABCABC AABBCC 4 What is the speaker's "prize" in line 8? The gun The owl The barn 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 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? Antonym Simile Metaphor Personification 7 Which adjective best describes the speaker's tone in stanza 1? Excited and condescending Horrified and remorseful Straightforward and intellectual Somber but hopeful 8 Which adjective best describes the speaker's tone in stanzas 5 and 6? Horrified and remorseful Somber but hopeful Straightforward and intellectual Excited and condescending 9 Which of the owl's features is NOT mentioned by the speaker? Its eyes Its bowels Its tail Its wings 10 How many times does the speaker shoot the owl? Three times Many times Twice Once 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 child / obedient, angel-mind-" "a horny fiend" "master of life and death" "a lonely child" 13 Which stanza contains the poem's climax? Stanza Two Stanza Five Stanza One Stanza Four 14 Gwen Harwood is a(n) ____ poet. Canadian British Australian American 15 Which of the following is an example of caesura? child who believed death clean My first shot struck. He swayed, Let him dream of a child My father reached my side, 16 Before shooting the owl, what did the speaker believe about death? That it was clean and final That is was messy and obscene She had never heard of death That it only applied to humans 17 What is the title of the companion poem to "Barn Owl" in the diptych "Father and Child"? "A Child's Rebellion" "Nightfall" "The Fallen Gun" "Quadrant" 18 Which of the following is an example of slant rhyme in the poem? "to his place on a high beam / in our old stables, to dream" "Let him dream of a child / obedient, angel-mind-" "gave me the fallen gun. / 'End what you have begun.'" "a wisp-haired judge whose law / would punish beak and claw" 19 When does the poem take place? At dusk At night In early morning In the afternoon 20 In line 25, "bundle of stuff" best means The injured owl The fallen gun The objects that the speaker is carrying 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? "home at this hour" "Let him dream of a child" "My first shot struck. He swayed," "dropped, / and dribbled" 23 Which of the following is NOT a feature of the barn as stated in the poem? Loose straw on the floor A beam A red door Hay on the floor 24 Which of the following is an example of religious subtext in the poem? "dribbled through the loose straw" "those eyes that did not see" "gave me the fallen gun." "blessed by the sun" 25 Which of the following is NOT a symbol in the poem? The owl Nightfall Vision Sunlight