The Necklace
what does the necklace symbolize
the wealth and status that Mathilde longs for but cannot attain.
In "The Cask of Amontillado" who is Montresor
The Narrator
what figurative language is "Stop beating a dead horse."
Idioms
What is the meaning of protaganist.
The leading character in a story.
Identify the verb in the sentence.
"On many occasions, I read to fall asleep"
Read
Why was Mathilde upset when her husband brought her an invitation to the ball?
her mind was filled with the sad thought that she had no suitable gown to wear to the ball.
Fortunato, who has been drinking was wearing a clown's hat. Symbolically what does this mean.
The clown's hat symbolizes his foolishness for following Montresor.
what figurative language is "My house is a three-ring circus."
Metaphor
what is the meaning of clarity
The quality of being coherent and intelligent
What part of speech is the italicized word?
"Coffee in the morning makes me happy."
Preposition
Why does Madame Loisel feel that she has been wronged by fate?
She's pretty but she feels she should be rich too.
Name three of the many clever thing Montresor does to lure Fortunato into his trap.
He keeps Fortunato drinking.
He knows that Fortunato likes wine so he pretends to not know about the amontillado he purchased.
He kept bringing up Lucasi up that Fortunado would get jealous.
What figurative language is "I made a Herculean effort this year."
Allusion
What is a a group of words whose collective meaning is quite different from their individual literal meaning
idiom
What are the three Verbal Phrases?
Gerunds, Infinitive, and Participial phrases
To make his wife happy, what does Monsieure Loisel give up to buy her a dress?
a rifle that he had already been saving 4 hundred francs for.
what does "A wrong is undressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally undressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong" mean
Montressor want to get revenge on Fortunato, but doesn't want the risk of getting caught.
What figurative language is "As he stormed out of the house, the last leaf fell from the dead oak tree."
Symbolism
What is the meaning of Versatile?
to be able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities.
What does an infinitive phrase start with?
What is the main struggle in The Necklace
Mathilde Loisel, the protagonist, is not satisfied with her life and wants more.
Why is Montresor family's coat of arms symbolically appropriate.
It is symbolically appropriate because it was a man hurting a snake by stepping on it, this represents fortunato being mean to Montresor, and the snake bites and kills the man. This represents montrasor killing Fortunato.
what figurative language is "I'm playing with plastic."
Synecdoche
what is the meaning of contemplating
to think thoughtfully, for a little bit
What are Gerund Phrases
Phrases that start with a gerund and includes other modifiers or objects.