Many things in our lives can be frightening, but with courage, we are able to conquer fears that could otherwise disable us. Read the poem "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" by Maya Angelou. Then choose one of the scenarios that she offers to elaborate on. Tell the story of that scenario, being sure to incorporate any details from the poem that are included. The main character of your new story should end up echoing Angelou's repeated line, "Life doesn't frighten me at all." In your story, pay attention to the word choice, tone, pacing, and descriptions that you use to develop the plot, characters, and setting. Your story should be written in paragraph form, rather than in poem form like Angelou's original.

Read the following passage: he roamed from chamber to chamber with hurried, unequal, and objectless step. the pallor of his countenance had assumed, if possible, a more ghastly hue— but the luminousness of his eye had utterly gone out. the once occasional huskiness of his tone was heard no more; and a tremulous quaver, as if of extreme terror, habitually characterized his utterance. there were times, indeed, when i thought his unceasingly agitated mind was laboring with some oppressive secret, to divulge which he struggled for the necessary courage. which of the above ideas might be considered foreshadowing? he is wandering all over the chamber his skin tone is really pale his voice is quivering the narrator thinks he is laboring with an oppressive secret