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- 1. Multiple Choice
The speaker in the poem confronts fears by ---
screaming at scary things
pulling classmates' hair
smiling and making fun
reading nursery rhymes
- 2. Multiple Choice
The lines “If I’m afraid at all / It’s only in my dreams” emphasize that the speaker is —
brave in the face of danger
scared of waking up
brave only when asleep
tired and needs to rest
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is an important topic in the poem?
Going to school every day
Being afraid of animals
Using your imagination
Getting enough sleep
- 4. Multiple Choice
What can be inferred about the poem’s speaker from the author’s use of language?
The speaker is a young girl.
The speaker is a young boy.
The speaker is an adult man.
The speaker is an adult woman.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Define meter in a poem.
the rhythm and beat - the pattern
a stick to measure with
- 6. Multiple Choice
The meter of the poem “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” is most suggestive of —
a narrative poem, telling a long story in a direct way
a limerick, describing a brief incident in a humorous way
a nursery rhyme, making a simple statement in a silly way
a haiku, giving a pretty description of something in nature
- 7. Multiple Choice
Read lines 1–2 from the poem. Which two words best describe this setting?
silent
mysterious
creepy
distant
loud
- 8. Multiple Choice
From which genre does the author borrow the imagery in line 10?
adventure stories
fantasy
historical fiction
humor
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which lines in the poem describe the act of driving off fear?
Lines 1 - 5
Lines 7 - 11
Lines 13 - 30
Lines 33 - 36
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which lines describe the most realistic threat to the poem’s speaker?
Lines 5 - 6
Lines 7 - 8
Lines 28 - 29
Lines 39 - 40
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why are the last two stanzas important to the poem?
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.
- 12. Multiple Choice
When is the poem’s speaker the most defenseless against fear?
When in a new classroom
When dreaming
When on the ocean floor
When battling lions
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of these does the poem’s speaker claim as a special source of strength?
curly hair
a magic charm
barking dogs
a stranger in the dark
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which two statements describe the poem “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me”?
The poem is about a child’s fear of growing up.
The poem is about a long nightmare.
The poem uses imagery that appeals to sight, sound, and touch (sensory details).
The poem is constructed entirely of couplets (two rhyming lines of poetry).
The poem’s title is also used as a refrain.
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