Name: __________________________ Poetry Main Idea Quiz Fat Is Not a Fairy Tale By Jane Yolen I am thinking of a fairy tale,

Cinder Elephant, Sleeping Tubby, Snow Weight, where the princess is not anorexic, wasp-waisted, flinging herself down the stairs. I am thinking of a fairy tale, Hansel and Great, Repoundsel, Bounty and the Beast, where the beauty

has a pillowed breast, and fingers plump as sausage. I am thinking of a fairy tale that is not yet written, for a teller not yet born, for a listener not yet conceived for a world not yet won, where everything round is good: the sun, wheels, cookies, and the princess.

Look at the title of the poem and then read through the entire poem. Please choose the BEST answer for the following questions:
1. Reread the first two stanzas of this poem. What has Jane Yolen changed about all the names of the fairy tale princesses? a. b. c. d. 2. She has changed all the names of the fairy tale princesses to include similes. She has changed all the names of the fairy tale princesses to make them all sound overweight. She has changed all the names of the fairy tale princesses to include personification. She has changed all the names of the fairy tale princesses just to be funny.

Based on these first two stanzas, what point is Jane Yolen emphasizing about fairy tales in our society? a. Most fairy tales describe the inward characteristics of the princess instead of what she looks like. b. Most fairy tales describe the princess as overweight. c. Most fairy tales describe the princesss outward appearance as always beautiful and skinny. d. Most fairy tales describe the princess as ugly. Reread the last stanza. Using context clues, what do you think the word conceived means in line 4 of the last stanza? a. Thought about/considered b. Angry c. Convinced d. Happy Based on what you read, what point/theme do you think Jane Yolen is trying to make? a. She is going to write a fairy tale about a princess that is not super skinny. b. She wishes someone would write a princess eating cookies in the sun. c. Everyone in our society should be skinny and beautiful like the fairy tale princesses. d. Our society needs to be more accepting of all sizes of people, instead of emphasizing outward appearance and skinniness.

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5. Name one line from the last stanza that supports the theme you chose for question number 4.