^{He's not afraid of a late-night film,}

^{Full of horrors on the telly,}

^{And is he afraid of skeletons?}

^{Not dad, not on your nelly!}

What does 'not on your nelly!' means?

^{He's not afraid of meeting ghosts,}

^{He'd even smile and greet' em,}

^{And things that scare most dads the most,}

^{My dad could just defeat 'em.}

Which word in stanza 3 means "beat"?

^{He's not afraid of vampires,}

^{Or if a wolf-man come to get him,}

^{If Frankenstein's monster knocked on your door,}

^{He wouldn't let it that upset him.}

Which word in stanza 4 that means 'make someone feel worried, unhappy or angry'?

^{My dad’s brave as a dad can be,}

^{And he’s always ready to prove it.}

^{So why, when a spider’s in the bath,}

^{Does Mum have to come and remove it?}

Based on these 2 lines that are underlined above, choose three suitable adjectives to describe the persona's feelings.

^{My dad’s brave as a dad can be,}

^{And he’s always ready to prove it.}

^{So why, when a spider’s in the bath,}

^{Does Mum have to come and remove it?}

Based on this stanza, does the boy still respects his father?

^{He's not afraid of meeting ghosts,}

^{He'd even smile and greet' em,}

^{And things that scare most dads the most,}

^{My dad could just defeat 'em.}

What does the dad do when he meets the ghosts?

Who would the persona call to remove spider in the bath tub?

^{My dad's as brave as a dad can be,}

^{I rate him Number One.}

^{He's not afraid of the dead of the night,}

^{Or anything under the sun.}

What is the meaning of “the dead of night”?

Who do you think the persona is talking to about his father? Why?