Life Doesn't Frighten Me

Which phrase best explains why the speaker repeats the line Life doesn't frighten me at all?

• to help overcome her fears

• to explain that the world is not scary

• to show that some people have many fears

• to suggest that she is braver than her classmates

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The genre, or form, of "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" is most suggestive of a

• narrative poem, telling a long story in a direct way

• limerick, describing a brief incident in a humorous

• nursery rhyme, delivering a simple message in a fun way

• haiku, giving a structured description of something in nature

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Read lines 1–2 from the poem.

Shadows on the wall / Noises down the hall

Select the two words that best describe the setting in lines 1–2.

• Loud

• Mysterious

• Creepy

• Distant

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Read line 10 from the poem.

Dragons breathing flame

From which fiction genre does the poet borrow the imagery in line 10?

• Realistic

• Fantasy

• Historical

• Humorous

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

• Lines 1-6

• Lines 7-12

• Lines 13-20

• Lines 41-44

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Which lines describe the most realistic threat to the poem’s speaker?

• Lines 5-6

• Lines 7-8

• Lines 28-29

• Lines 39-40

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Why are the last two stanzas important to the poem?

Responses

• They are sad words in a fixed meter, used to warn the reader.

• They are silly words in a fixed meter, used to amuse the reader.

• They are hair-raising words in varying meters, used to inspire fear.

• They are sing-song words in varying meters, used to dismiss fear.

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When does the poem’s speaker say she might be scared?

• Alone at night

• In her dreams

• On the ocean floor

• When battling lions

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Which item does the poem’s speaker claim as a special source of strength?

• • Curly hair

• • A magic charm

• • Barking dogs

• • A stranger in the dark

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Which two statements describe the poem “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me”?

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

• The poem uses imagery that appeals to sight, sound, and touch.

• The poem is about a long nightmare.

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

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