Figurative Lang
"....the sands of the river sparkled like gold."
What is a "simile".
Midas realizes that the common things in life are the most important, and for the rest of his life, Midas hates the sight of gold.
What is "resolution".
"She would visualize elegant dinners with gleaming silver amid tapestried walls..."
What is "imagery".
Using your context clues, the word exquisite means _________.
"She would think of exquisite dishes served on gorgeous china..."
What is "very beautiful or lovely".
At the beginning of "The Necklace", Madame Loisel is unhappy with her life because ______.
What is "she is poor and desire the finer things in life".
"Poof! poof! poof!" snorted King Midas, as his head emerged out of the water.
What is "onomatopoeia".
Madame Loisel realizes the necklace is gone.
What is "climax".
"...on observing that the balustrade of the staircase became a bar of burnished gold..."
What is "alliteration".
Using your context clues, the word bewildered means _________.
"But what about the dress you wear to the theater? I think it's lovely..." He fell silent, amazed and bewildered to see his wife was crying.
What is "perplexed and confused; puzzled".
At the beginning of "The Golden Touch" this image was grinning at King Midas, mocking his foolish ways.
What is "his reflection".
"The very tiptop of enjoyment would never be reached, unless the whole world were to become his treasure-room..."
What is "hyperbole".
What is "falling action".
"She threw her arms around her friend's neck, kissed her ardently, and fled with her treasure."
What is "word choice".
Using your context clues, the word countenance means _________.
"The stranger's countenance still wore a smile, which seemed to shed a yellow lustre about the room..."
What is "a person's face or facial expression".
When King Midas first woke he did not have the Golden Touch just yet. The Golden Touch came with the first _________.
What is "sunbeam".
"...the completeness of a victory so dear to her feminine heart."
What is "personification".
"But are you quite sure this will satisfy you?"
"How could it fail?" said Midas."
"And will you never regret the possession of it?"
"What could induce me?" asked Midas.
What is "foreshadow".
"It struck Midas as rather inconvenient, that, with all his wealth, he could never again be rich enough to own a pair of serviceable spectacles."
What is "irony".
Using your context clues, the word betwixt means _________.
"And now, at last, when it was too late, he felt how infinitely a warm and tender heart, that loved him, exceeded in value all the wealth that could be piled up betwixt the earth and sky!"
What is "between"?
King Midas' grandchildren inherited ____________ from their mother.
What is "golden hair".
"She danced madly, ecstatically, drunk with pleasure..."
What is a "metaphor".
Throughout the story, King Midas wrestles with his strong desire for gold.
What is "conflict -man vs. self".
"To his horror, it was immediately transmuted from an admirably fried brook-trout into a gold-fish..."
What is a "pun".
Using your context clues, the word insatiable means _________.
"The victim of his insatiable desire for wealth, little Marygold was a human child no longer, but a golden statute!"
What is "impossible to satisfy".
The ball Madame Loisel and her husband attended took place in the month of _________.
What is "January".