Question 28 - Language Arts: Reading Practice Test for the HiSET Test

During what time of day is the attached poem likely set?

The Owl

By Alfred Tennyson

When cats run home and light is come, And dew is cold upon the ground, And the far-off stream is dumb, And the whirring sail goes round, And the whirring sail goes round; Alone and warming his five wits, The white owl in the belfry sits.

When merry milkmaids click the latch, And rarely smells the new-mown hay, And the cock hath sung beneath the thatch Twice or thrice his roundelay, Twice or thrice his roundelay; Alone and warming his five wits, The white owl in the belfry sits.

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16436

Hint

Look for words like most nearly/nearly, most likely/likely, usually, and probably in questions. They indicate that you should look for the best answer, not necessarily the only possible one.

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