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- 1. Multiple Choice
The speaker of a poem
the author
the main character
the person reading the poem
can be the author or a fictional character
- 2. Multiple Choice
Tone is
the author's or speaker's attitude toward his/her subject
the reader's attitude toward what he/she is reading
the overall feeling of the poem
- 3. Multiple Choice
Rhyme scheme is
when two words have the same ending sound
when two words have the same beginning sound
the pattern of end rhyme
rhyme within a line
- 4. Multiple Choice
The purpose of repetition is to
help the reader memorize the poem
help the author memorize the poem
emphasize important ideas in a poem
emphasize words that are difficult to understand
- 5. Multiple Choice
A message about life that is usually not directly expressed in a poem or other written work is
theme
tone
mood
message
- 6. Multiple Choice
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
- 7. Multiple Choice
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.
- 8. Multiple Choice
The author of "Life Doesn't Frighten" me is
Mother Goose
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Maya Angelou
Graham Salisbury
- 9. Multiple Choice
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
- 10. Multiple Choice
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
- 11. Multiple Choice
What does the phrase "make them shoo" mean?
making your fears go away
making your fears come closer
making your classmates laugh
making your classmates cry
- 12. Multiple Choice
An important idea from this poem is that
we should use our imaginations
we should always attend school
we should never sleep in dark rooms
we should keep magic charms
- 13. Multiple Choice
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
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA lyric poem expresses the personal thoughts and feeling of a speaker.truefalse
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat conclusions can you draw about the speaker's age and personality?She is old and scared.She is young and scared.She is young and brave.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich phrase is the best clue that the poem’s speaker is a child?“Life doesn’t frighten me at all”“I can walk the ocean floor”“Mean old Mother Goose”“Tough guys in a fight”
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat 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.
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