Life Doesn't Frighten Me HR1

What genre (type) of writing is "Life Doesn't Frighten Me"?

• Autobiography

• Fiction

• Poetry

• Horror

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Read the following lines from the selection:

Lions on the lose

What type of figurative language is being used?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The author uses figurative language in the previous question to-

• use sensory language to make the reader feel the experience of the poem

• create a rhythm in speech

• distract the reader

• both A and C

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Using context clues, what definition most likely matches the word SHOO as it is used in line 14 of the poem?

• be quiet

• be scared

• run away

• be more like the narrator

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What word(s) help the reader determine the meaning of the word SHOO from the previous questions?

• way

• boo

• run

• all of these

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read stanza 5

What can the reader MOST reasonably infer based on these lines?

• The speaker bullies her enemies.

• The speaker's enemies are upset that they cannot frighten her.

• The speaker is in a tropical setting.

• The speaker is only pretending to be brave.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

Using context clues, what definition most likely matches the word KISSY as it is used in line 30 of the poem?

• Overly affectionate; giving lots of kisses

• stuck-up

• rude; inconsiderate of other people

• young

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What can the reader most reasonably infer about the speaker based on lines 33-34 of the poem?

• The speaker is scared very easily.

• The speaker is fascinated by reptiles.

• She wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up.

• She is not scared easily.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Read the following lines from the selection:

If I'm afraid at all

It's only in my dreams

What is the author's primary purpose of including these lines?

• To show that she has frequent nightmares and cannot sleep.

• To show that she never has pleasant dreams.

• To show that she is not afraid when she is awake.

• All of these.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

What literary device is being used with the lines "Life doesn't frighten me at all" throughout the poem?

• flashback

• rhyme

• repetition

• imagery

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4