Life Doesn't Frighten Me

What can be inferred about the poem’s speaker from the author’s use of language?

• the speaker is a young girl

• the speaker is a young boy

• the speaker is an adult woman

• the speaker is an adult man

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The meter of the poem “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” is most suggestive of —

• a narrative poem, telling a long story in a direct way.

• a limerick, describing a brief incident in a humorous way.

• a nursery rhyme, making a simple statement in a silly way.

• a haiku, giving a pretty description of something in nature.

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Read lines 1–2 from the poem. Which word best describe this setting?

• silent

• creepy

• distant

• loud

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From which genre does the author borrow the imagery in line 10?

• adventure stories

• fantasy

• historical fiction

• humor

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Which lines in the poem describe the act of driving off fear?

• lines 1-5

• lines 7-11

• lines 13-20

• lines 33-36

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Which lines describe the most realistic threat to the poem’s speaker?

• lines 5-6

• lines 7-8

• lines 28-29

• lines 39-40

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Why are the last two stanzas important to the poem?

• They are sad words in a fixed meter, used to warn the reader.

• They are silly words in a fixed meter, used to amuse the reader.

• They are hair-raising words in varying meters, used to inspire the reader.

• They are sing-song words in varying meters, used to dismiss the fear.

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When is the poem’s speaker the most defenseless against fear?

• when in a new classroom

• when dreaming

• when on the ocean floor

• when battling lions

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Which of these does the poem’s speaker claim as a special source of strength?

• curly hair

• a magic charm

• barking dogs

• a stranger in the dark

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Which statement describes the poem “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me”?

• the poem is about a child's fear of growing up

• the poem is about a long nightmare

• the poem is constructed entirely of couplets

• the poem's title is also used as the refrain

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