Why does the speaker not feel downhearted at the start of the poem?

The owl did not feel as bad as it could have.

The owl knows it can find shelter.

The owl is a night bird and used to these feelings.

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Two Owls

Karen Mizen 3 questions Updated 17 Mar 2020

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1Both these poems are written in which person? 1st or 3rd?
1. A1st
2. B3rd
2At the opening of the first poem, what three feelings could have made the speaker feel dejected?
1. AStarved, cold, tired.
2. BHungry, heated, tired.
3. CHungry, cold, tired.
3Why does the speaker not feel downhearted at the start of the poem?
1. AThe owl did not feel as bad as it could have.
2. BThe owl knows it can find shelter.
3. CThe owl is a night bird and used to these feelings.