Life Doesn't Frighten Me

Why are certain lines repeated in the poem "Life Doesn't Frighten Me?"

• to show whom the speaker is

• to show what the speaker is afraid of

• to show what words rhyme

• to emphasize that the speaker is standing up to her fears

The speaker of "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" is

• a child, specifically a girl

• a child, specifically a boy

• Maya Angelou

• whomever is reading the poem

One theme of "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" is

• people of all ages can and should face their fears with courage.

• that fears of the dark, dogs barking, and shadows are common.

• girls have more fears than boys.

• people do not need to face their fears to have a good life.

The author of "Life Doesn't Frighten" me is

• Mother Goose

• Margaret Peterson Haddix

• Maya Angelou

• Graham Salisbury

One of the real fears mentioned in "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" is

• dragons on my counterpane

• big ghosts in a cloud

• mean old mother goose

• noises down the hall

An imaginary fear in "Life Doesn't Frighten Me At All" is

• shadows on the wall

• bad dogs barking loud

• dragons breathing flame

• boys pulling my hair

What do the lines “I won’t cry / So they fly” tell you about the speaker?

• The speaker is not scared of the things in the poem.

• The speaker is scared of birds.

• The speaker is too scared to cry.

• The speaker cannot fly.

The poem’s theme focuses on the importance of

• going to school.

• imagining scary things.

• dealing with our fears.

• learning how to swim.

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

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.