"Life Doesn't Frighten Me"

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  help overcome her fears

explain that the world is not scary

show that some people have many fears

suggest that she is braver than her classmates

Bad dogs barking loud (line 4)

Lions on the loose (line 8)

Tough guys in a fight (line 22)

I can walk the ocean floor (line 39)

Don’t show me frogs and snakes (line 33)

Bright

Mysterious

Creepy

Distant

Loud

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  is afraid

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  is imaginative

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  can do magic

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  loves animals

Lines 1–6

Lines 7–12

Lines 13–20

Lines 41–44

Lines 5–6

• Lines 7–8

Lines 28–29

Lines 39–40

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  They are sad words used to warn the reader.

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  They are silly words used to amuse the reader.

They are hair-raising words used to inspire fear.

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  They are sing-song words used to dismiss fear.

Alone at night

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  In her dreams

On the ocean floor

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  When battling lions

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  Curly hair

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  A magic charm

Barking dogs

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  A stranger in the dark

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 the senses.

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  The poem uses repetition in every line.

The poem’s title is also used as a refrain.