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POEM
Read the poem below and answer all the questions based on it in
full sentences.
I think my dad is Dracula. He comes home in the morning
I know that sounds insane saying, '"Man, I'm really dead!"
but listen for a moment and He kisses us goodnight, and then
allow me to explain. by sunrise he's in bed.

We don’t live in a castle, My mom heard my suspicion

and we never sleep in caves. and she said, "You're not too swift.
But, still, there's something weird Your father's not a vampire.
about the way my dad behaves. He just works the graveyard shift.

I never see him go out

in the daytime when it's light.
He sleeps all day till evening,
then he leaves the house at night.

1) What does the poet think his fathers is?

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2) Why does the poet say; ‘ I know that sounds insane?
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3) Why does he say that they don’t live in a castle and never sleep in a cave?
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4) Why does his father not go out in the daytime?

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5) When does he go out and why?

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6) Explain what the following term means:

a) “ Man, I’m really dead!” (4th stanza, line 2)
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b) “ You’re not too swift.”
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7) Why does he think his dad behaves weird?
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8) What is the mood of the poem?

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9) Do you think the poet feels any differently after what his mother said? Why?
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10) What age do you think the poet is?

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11) Write two words that rhyme in the poem.
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12) Write a suitable title for the poem?

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