Trivia
What does NBA stand for?
National Basketball Association
What does a four leaf clover symbolize?
Luck
Who is the main character ?
Madame Loisel
A writing style where the narrator is one of the characters in the story, often using the pronouns "I, me, or my".
In football how many points does a touchdown hold?
6 points
Who is the main character's brother?
What is the first step of symbolism?
Look for repeating objects, characters, events
What does she want more than anything?
Money and jewels
A writing style where the narration is not done by one of the characters. The narrator often uses the pronouns "he," "she" or "it."
Third person POV
How much does an NFL football weigh?
1 pound
What is the main conflict of the story?
What three things do you have to pay attention to with symbolism?
Repeating objects, events, characters
What happens to the necklace?
She loses it.
“Margot stood apart from them, from these children who could ever remember a time when there wasn’t rain and rain and rain. They were all nine years old, and if there had been a day, seven years ago, when the sun came out for an hour and showed its face to the stunned world, they could not recall.”
Third person POV
What is the oldest team is considered the oldest in the NFL?
The Green Bay Packers
What school does Merci go to?
Seaward Pines Academy
What is the final step of symbolism?
Is there something more abstract (invisible) that is important to the character in a similar way.
What is perspective?
PERSPECTIVE is the lens through which the story is told.
The Dallas Cowboys
Why does Merci go to the new school?
What did the sun represent in "All Summer in a Day"?
Hope
What is the irony at the end of the story?
That the necklace was not actually worth what she paid for it.
What is the difference between POV and Perspective?
The point of view from which the story is told determines whose perspective the reader gets to experience. For example, in first person point of view, you only get to understand one character’s (the narrator) perspective. In third person point of view, the narrator is an outsider, so the reader may see one, some, or all of the characters’ perspectives.