Point of View
The Speaker
Vocabulary
Main Idea
Theme
100
What is 1st person point of view?
A written work told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronouns “I” and “we”
100

What can you infer about the speaker in the poem? 

She is strong, tough, brave 

100
What does the word repetition mean?
a technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated.
100
What is a main idea
The the general subject that the passage is about.
100

What is a theme

Universal Life Lesson 

200

Whose point of view is the poem told from?

The narrator

200
What are three examples of unreal fears the speaker mentioned in the poem?
Fears of “Dragons breathing flame” “Big ghosts in a cloud” “Mean old Mother Goose”
200
What do the words “make them shoo” mean?
Make them go away
200
Recall the last four lines of the poem: “Life doesn’t frighten me at all / Not at all / Not at all. / Life doesn’t frighten me at all.” What effect do these lines have on the meaning of the poem?
The speaker is strong because he or she keeps repeating the same words, emphasizing the speaker’s strength and courage. This shows the main idea of the poem is fearing ones fears.
200

What do the lines “I won’t cry / So they fly” tell you about the speaker and the theme of the poem.

If you don't react to fear, it goes away 

300

What is the narrator's point of view on fear? 

She believes they can be overcome

300

“Mean old Mother Goose” what does this line tell you about the intended audience?

The intended audience is for children

300
What is a stanza?
a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem.
300

What is the main idea of stanza 7?

Because she knows how to overcome fears she is able to do incredible things
300

The lines ”I've got a magic charm that I keep up my sleeve" indicate what? 

she knows a trick to overcoming fears 

400

What is the author's point of view of frogs and snakes?

They do not scare her

400
What are real three fears mentioned by the speaker of the poem?
a fear of “Shadows on the wall” , “Bad dogs barking loud”, “All alone at night”.
400
what is a couplet?
A rhymed pair of lines.
400

What is the tone or feeling of this line "I can walk the ocean floor"

This line has a daring tone, brave tone, confident tone

400
The poem’s theme focuses on the importance of
courage and dealing with our fears.
500
What is the Point of view used in Life Doesn't Frighten Me?
1st person point of view.
500

Who do you think the speaker is in Life Doesn't Frighten Me? 

Maya Angelo.

500
What is a rhyme scheme?
a pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines. A rhyme scheme is noted by assigning a letter of the alphabet, beginning with a, to each line. Lines that rhyme are given the same letter.
500

An important idea in stanza 3 is

fears can be overcome 

500

Which stanza BEST conveys the theme? 



Stanza 3
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