Poetry Analysis: The History Teacher And A Barred Owl

Poetry Analysis “The History Teacher” and “A Barred Owl” are two poems that share a basic purpose of obtaining a sense of protection over children, but also consist of differences in phrasing and specific settings and situations. A Barred Owl is told by a parent and tells of a child that became fearful in her room after hearing an Owl hoot one night. The poem describes the sound as a similar sound to “Who cooks for you” (7) and how words can also create a sense of fear, or also be used to “send a small child back to sleep” (10). The parents were able to comfort the child by this and offer a sense of protection. The poem was favorable due to the fact that one could trace back to a memory at some point and time in their childhood where they