Plot 1
Whose problem is being born into the wrong social class?
Mathilde
How does Mme. Forestier respond to Mathilde's situation?
fright
Continually
incessantly
What is alliteration?
repetition of consonant sounds
She does not have fine jewelry, so she borrows from a friend.
Mathilde
If you were summarizing the story, what is one thing that you would include in your summary?
necklace made of fake diamonds
very unhappy
disconsolate
an extended exaggeration
Why don't the Loisels tell Mme. Forestier that the necklace has been lost?
From what point of view is this story told?
Third person limited
disturbance
vexation
What is allusion?
making reference to something famous or well-known
In order to get the money to replace the necklace, what did the Loisels do?
borrow some, reduce their standard of living, and work hard
neutral
poor person
pauper
What is parallelism?
repetition of phrases or words with the same ending or ideas
When is Mathilde the happiest?
When she attends the big party
What does the point of view allow the readers to do?
Know why Mathilde is unhappy.
intense admiration
adulation
What is personification?
giving human characteristics to something that is not human