Why does the speaker of the poem make a list: "Bad dogs, Big ghosts, mean Old Mother Goose, Lions on the loose"?
to help us laugh
to help us think of bad things
to help us understand her age
to help us make our own list of fears
Which phrase is the best clue that the poem’s speaker is a child?
“Life doesn’t frighten me at all”
“Mean old Mother Goose”
“I can walk the ocean floor”
“Tough guys in a fight”
Which of these is a fear of something real?
a fear of “Noises down the hall”
a fear of “Mean old Mother Goose”
a fear of “Big ghosts in a cloud”
a fear of “Dragons breathing flame”
Which of these is a fear of something imaginary?
a fear of “Shadows on the wall”
a fear of being “All alone at night”
a fear of “Bad dogs barking loud”
a fear of “Dragons breathing flame”
What do the words “make them shoo” mean?
make them cry
make them come closer
make them go away
make them laugh
An important idea in the poem is
going to school every day.
using your imagination.
being afraid of animals.
getting enough sleep.
Why does the speaker repeat the refrain "life doesn't frighten me at all"? (HINT: Remember the purpose of repitition.)
The speaker couldn't think of anything else to write
To make the poem scarier
To make it rhyme
To emphasize the speaker's point
What attitude can you infer about the speaker?
The speaker is happy
The speaker is lonely
The speaker is carefree
The speaker is worried
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.
is scared of waking up.
is scared only when asleep.
is tired and needs to rest.
How are the details in lines 28 - 32 different from those in stanzas 1 - 4?
She is growing up and has different experiences
The other verses are very general experiences, this one is specific to being new to a school
There may be a new kid at school
None of the other things that were mentioned in stanzas 1-4 were really that scary
Why is "Kissy little girls/with their hair in curls" in lines 30 - 31 in parentheses?
Maybe she is quoting what the boys said when they pulled her hair
Maybe they didn't really mean it
Maybe they didn't say it very loudly
Maybe they didn't want the teacher to hear it
What can you infer about the speaker's reaction to the boys in her class?
She thinks they are unkind
She thinks they are afraid of snakes
She won't let them scare her
She thinks she might scream
Analyze what the speaker means in lines 37 - 40, when she says she has a "magic charm" that she "keeps up her sleeve."
She has a secret solution to her problem
She keeps a lucky clover leaf near by
She likes to play cards
She has a friend who knows magic
Which of these lines have the most serious tone, or feeling?
“Bad dogs barking loud / Big ghosts in a cloud”
“I just smile / They go wild”
“Tough guys in a fight / All alone at night”
“I go boo / Make them shoo”
How does the poem's final stanza differ from the ones before it?
This stanza is different because it doesn't make a list
This stanza shows that the speaker was frustrated and ran out of words.
This stanza is emphasizing the word "all", trying to convince herself to be fearless
This stanza emphasizes the point of the whole poem
A stereotype is an over-generalized idea or image about a certain group of people. For example, the stereotype of "Girls are not good at sports." is often beleived to be true even though we can call think of plenty of girls are very good athletes. What stereotype is the speaker referring to in lines 33 and 34?
All girls are afraid of frogs and snakes
All girls are afraid of bad dreams
Screaming is a good thing
All boys like frogs and snakes
Which line shows how very determined the speaker is to never show fear?
Lines 25 - 26
Lines 7 - 8
Lines 15 - 16
Lines 39 - 40
The poem’s theme focuses on the importance of
going to school.
dealing with our fears.
imagining scary things.
learning how to swim.
Tone is
the author's or speaker's attitude toward his/her subject
the overall feeling of the poem
the reader's attitude toward what he/she is reading
the emphasis of certain words in the poem
Rhyme scheme is
when two words have the same ending sound
the pattern of end rhyme
when two words have the same beginning sound
rhyme within a line
The purpose of repetition is to
help the reader memorize the poem
emphasize important ideas in a poem
help the author memorize the poem
emphasize words that are difficult to understand
A lyric poem expresses the personal thoughts and feeling of a speaker.
True
False
What's the rhyme scheme of stanza 1 and stanza 2?
I'm Nobody! Who are you?
Are you – Nobody – too?
Then there's a pair of us!
Don't tell! they'd advertise – you know!
How dreary – to be – Somebody!
How public – like a Frog –
To tell one's name – the livelong June –
To an admiring Bog!
AABC; AABC
ABCB; ABCB
ABCB; AABC
AABC; ABCB
Which example best illustrates an example of internal rhyme?
The snowflakes are dancing, floating, and falling.
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping
The sky was a clear, rich shiny blue.
I see a red boat that has a red flag.
Which example does NOT illustrate an end rhyme?
Off in the distance, a cowbell sounds,
and an old tomcat sits and frowns.
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
Hark! The herald angels sing,
Glory to the newborn king.
Whose woods these are, I think I know,
His house is in the village, though.