Life Doesn't Frighten Me

Which phrase best explains why the speaker repeats the line Life doesn't frighten me at all?

• to help overcome her fears

• to explain that the world is not scary

• to show that some people have many fears

• to suggest that she is braver than her classmates

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The genre, or form, of "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" is most thought of as

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

• limerick, describing a brief incident in a humorous way

• nursery rhyme, delivering a simple message in a fun way

• haiku, giving a structured description of something in nature

Read lines 1-2 from the poem.

Shadows on the wall

Noises down the hall

Which words best describes the setting in lines 1-2?

• silent

• creepy

• distant

• loud

• mysterious

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Read line 10 from the poem.

Dragons breathing flame

From which fiction genre does the poet borrow the imagery in line 10?

• realistic

• fantasy

• historical

• humorous

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Which lines in the poem best support the idea that the speaker knows how to drive away fears?

• Lines 1-6

• Lines 7-12

• Lines 13-20

• Lines 41-44

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Which lines describe the most realistic threat to the speaker of the poem?

• 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 warm 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 fear

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

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When does the speaker of the poem say she might be scared?

• alone at night

• in her dreams

• on the ocean floor

• when battling lions

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Which item does the speaker of the poem claim as a special source of strength?

• curly hair

• a magic charm

• barking dogs

• a stranger in the dark

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Which TWO statements describe 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 uses imagery that appeals to sight, sound, and touch.

• The poem is constructed entirely of couplets.

• The poem's title is also used as a refrain.

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