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    The poem describes the thoughts that go through the speaker's mind at night when alone. It explores the "what if" worries and fears, portrayed as creatures called "Whatifs", that crawl inside the speaker's ear and keep them awake with endless worries. Examples of worries listed include being dumb in school, getting in trouble or hurt, social rejection, health problems, family issues, and uncertainties. The recurring nighttime worries are a source of stress for the speaker.

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    The poem describes the thoughts that go through the speaker's mind at night when alone. It explores the "what if" worries and fears, portrayed as creatures called "Whatifs", that crawl inside the speaker's ear and keep them awake with endless worries. Examples of worries listed include being dumb in school, getting in trouble or hurt, social rejection, health problems, family issues, and uncertainties. The recurring nighttime worries are a source of stress for the speaker.

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    WHAT DO YOU THINK , WHEN

    YOU ARE ALONE?


    WHAT KIND OF
    THOUGHTS COME
    IN YOUR MIND?
    WHAT IS THE REASON OF THESE
    KIND OF THOUGHTS.
    CLASS 6 – CHAPTER 9

    (HONEYSUCKLE)

    WHAT IF
       
                                                                        - SHEL SILVERSTEIN 
    NEW WORDS AND MEANING

    PRANCED – To walk or dance in an energetic way.

    FLUNK – To fail in exam.

    SWELL – To expand or grow longer.


             Last night, while I lay thinking here, 
            Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear 
           And pranced and partied all night long
           And sang their same old Whatif song:
    Whatif I'm dumb in school?
    Whatif they've closed the swimming pool?
    Whatif I get beat up? 
    Whatif there's poison in my cup?
    Whatif I start to cry?

    Whatif I get sick and die?

    Whatif I flunk that test?

    Whatif green hair grows on my chest?


    Whatif nobody likes me?
    Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me? 
    Whatif I don't grow taller?
    Whatif my head starts getting smaller?
                  Whatif the fish won't bite?
                  Whatif the wind tears up my kite?
                  Whatif they start a war?
                  Whatif my parents get divorced?
    Whatif the bus is late?
    Whatif my teeth don't grow in straight? 
    Whatif I tear my pants?
    Whatif I never learn to dance?
    Everything seems swell, and then The
    nighttime Whatifs strike again!
    LET'S ANSWER

    WHO IS THE POET OF THIS POEM?

    WHO IS THE SPEAKER OF THIS POEM?

    LIST THE WORRIES THE SPEAKER HAS.

    WHY DO YOU THINK HE/SHE HAS THESE


    WORRIES?
    HOME ASSIGNMENT

    WRITE A LETTER TO YOUR FRIEND EXPLAINING ALL THE WORRIES THAT YOU
    HAVE ,WHEN YOU GO TO THE SCHOOL.

    FRAME SENTENCES ON ALL THE DIFFICULT WORDS OF THIS POEM.

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