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"Life Doesn't Frighten Me"

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5 questions

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Question 1

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Review lines 1-9 and lines 37-40. What conclusions can you draw about the speaker's age and personality?

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Question 2

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Examine and identify the different rhyme schemes the poet uses. What is the rhyme scheme of stanza 1 and stanza 5?

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Question 3

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Reread lines 1-21. Which scary things are clearly imaginary? Which are possibly real? What effect does this variety of things create in the poem?

Question 4

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Look at lines 1-24. Notice the change to couplets and shorter line lengths in the third stanza. What effect does this change have on your reading?

Question 5

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Explain how the structure of the poem and the repetition of the line "Life doesn't frighten me at all" help convey the meaning of the poem. Do you think the speaker of the poem is truly not afraid? Why or why not?