Life Doesn’t Frighten Me At All by Maya Angelou

Which two words best describes the setting in lines 25-26?

• distant

• creepy

• Loud

• scary

What is a genre when we talk about Books?

• A genre is a type of book cover design.
• A genre is a category of literature or book types that defines the style and content of books.

• A genre refers to the author of a book.
• A genre is a method of publishing books.

Which is an example of the Fantasy genre?

• Five Nights at Freddy’s

• The Breadwinner

• Harry Potter & Percy Jackson novels

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid

From which fiction genre does the poet borrow the imagery in lineS 37-38

I’ve got a magic charm

That I keep up my sleeve,

• Fantasy
• Science Fiction
• Historical Fiction
• Romance

Why does the author repeat the line “Life doesn’t frighten me at all?”

• To help over come her fears

• To help the reader not forget the title

• To tell that some people have a few fears

• To suggest that she is braver than her classmates

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

• Shadows on the wall, Noises down the hall, Life doesn't frighten me at all, Bad dogs barking loud, Big ghosts in a cloud, Life doesn't frighten me at all

• Mean old Mother Goose, Lions on the loose, They don't frighten me at all, Dragons breathing flame, On my counterpane, That doesn't frighten me at all

• I go boo, Make them shoo, I make fun, Way they run, I won't cry, So they fly, I just smile, They go wild

• Panthers in the park, Strangers in the dark, No, They don't frighten me at all

Which lines describe the most realistic threat to the poems speaker?

• Big ghosts in a cloud

• Mean old Mother Goose, Lions on the loose

• That new classroom where, Boys all pull my hair

• Dragons breathing flame, on my counterpane

When does the poems speaker say she might be scared?

• Alone during the morning

• In her dreams

• Walking to school

• Battling bears

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

• Curly hair

• Magic charm

• Barking dogs

• A stranger in the dark

Which statement below is true about the poem, “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me”?

• The poem is about a child’s fear of growing up

• The poem is about an older person remembering her childhood

• The poem's title is used throughout the poem as a refrain

• The poem is about a person’s fear of heights.