Question

if i had a dragon
if i had a dragon,
i would start out very small,
like a puddle, or my sister’s doll.
i’d keep it safe in our yard,
though the grass might get crushed

9.
if i had a dragon,
i’d help it grow huge and strong,
with scales like steel and a tail very long.
it could touch the top of the tallest tree
or tackle the fences in the deepest sea.
10

if i had a dragon,
its great wings would be unfolded
to take me places all around the world
i’d learn a lot and expand my brain
before i would take me home again.
15

if i had a dragon,
no one could ever make me feel scared,
as sharp teeth would greet any who dared
a dragon would be my best friend,
but i know a dragon is just pretend
20

since a dragon cannot really be
i’ll turn the dragon into me

select two correct lines from the poem

which two lines in stanza 4, lines 16–20, show the power of a dragon as described earlier in the poem?

if i had a dragon,
no one could ever make me feel scared,
as sharp teeth would greet any who dared
a dragon would be my best friend,
20 but i know a dragon is just pretend

Explanation:

These two lines from stanza 4 show the dragon's protective power: the first line highlights how the dragon would prevent the speaker from feeling threatened, and the second describes the dragon's intimidating, powerful ability to deter others with its sharp teeth, matching the "power of a dragon" described earlier in the poem (like its size and strength to reach high trees and deep seas).

Answer:

1. No one could ever make me feel scared.
2. Its sharp teeth would greet any who dared