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1 The Necklace Activity Bundle Activity Pages 1) Word Detective/Word Attack Vocabulary in context 2) Word Detective 2/Word Attack Vocabulary in context 3) Word Detective (Answer Sheet) 4) Word Detective (Answer Sheet) 5) Figurative Language Packet and workshop ) Figurative Language Packet (Answer Sheet) 7) Important Quotes and Dialogues: The Necklace in Quotes 8) Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt Active reading Graphic Organizer 9) Elements of a Short Story Graphic Organizer

The Necklace Word Detective Part 1 First read the sentence and try to figure out the meaning of each word in context. Then use your thesaurus to find the meaning, synonyms, and parts of speech.

2 The Necklace Word Detective Part 1 First read the sentence and try to figure out the meaning of each word in context. Then use your thesaurus to find the meaning, synonyms, and parts of speech. Try to find one synonym you know already and two others that are new. 1. Artisans: She was one of those pretty and charming girls born, as though fate had blundered over her, into a family of artisans. Part of speech What type of figurative language is used here? 2. Distinction: She had no marriage portion, no expectations, no means of getting known, understood, loved, and wedded by a man of wealth and distinction; and she let herself be married off to a little clerk in the Ministry of Education. Part of speech What is the adjective form of this word? What does little clerk mean in this context? 3. Exquisite: She imagined vast saloons hung with antique silks, exquisite pieces of furniture supporting priceless ornaments. Part of speech What is an antonym for priceless?

3 4. Intimate: She imagined vast saloons hung with antique silks, exquisite pieces of furniture supporting priceless ornaments, and small, charming, perfumed rooms, created just for little parties of intimate friends. Part of speech Make this word a noun 5. Exultant: One evening her husband came home with an exultant air, holding a large envelope in his hand. Part of speech 6. Petulantly: Instead of being delighted, as her-husband hoped, she flung the invitation petulantly across the table, murmuring: "What do you want me to do with this?" Part of speech Make this word a noun 7. Stupefied: He stopped, stupefied and utterly at a loss when he saw that his wife was beginning to cry. Two large tears ran slowly down from the corners of her eyes towards the corners of her mouth. Your guess Part of speech Make this word a noun What type of figurative language is used here?

4 8. Persisted: Look here, Mathilde," he persisted. : What would be the cost of a suitable dress, which you could use on other occasions as well, something? Part of speech What is the adjective form of this word? 9. Humiliating: "No... there's nothing so humiliating as looking poor in the middle of a lot of rich women." Part of speech Make this word a noun? 10. Covetously: Suddenly she discovered, in a black satin case, a superb diamond necklace; her heart began to beat covetously. Part of speech

5 The Necklace Word Detective Part 2 First read the sentence and try to figure out the meaning of each word in context. Then use your thesaurus to find the meaning, synonyms, and parts of speech. Try to find one synonym you know already and two others that are new to you Ecstasy Her hands trembled as she lifted it. She fastened it round her neck, upon her high dress, and remained in ecstasy at sight of herself. She danced madly, ecstatically, drunk with pleasure Part of speech Make this word an adjective? 2. Anguish: Then, with hesitation, she asked in anguish: "Could you lend me this, just this alone?" "Yes, of course." Part of speech 3. Deserted: She left about four o'clock in the morning. Since midnight her husband had been dozing in a deserted little room, in company with three other men whose wives were having a good time. Part of speech Make this word a noun?

6 4. He threw over her shoulders the garments he had brought for them to go home in, modest everyday clothes, whose poverty clashed with the beauty of the balldress. Part of speech Make this word a noun? 5. Shabbiness: At last they found on the quay one of those old night-prowling carriages which are only to be seen in Paris after dark, as though they were ashamed of their shabbiness in the daylight. Part of speech 6. Dumbfounded: They stared at one another, dumbfounded. At last Loisel put on his clothes again." I'll go over all the ground we walked," he said, "and see if I can't find it." Part of speech 7) Catastrophe: She waited all day long, in the same state of bewilderment at this fearful catastrophe. Part of speech Make this word an adjective? 8. Coarse She had become like all the other strong, hard, coarse women of poor households. Your guess: Part of speech

7 Word Detective Part 1 First read the sentence and try to figure out the meaning of each word in context. Then use your thesaurus to find the meaning, synonyms, and parts of speech. Try to find one synonym you know already and two others that are new to you. 1. Artisan: She was one of those pretty and charming girls born, as though fate had blundered over her, into a family of artisans. Synonyms/meaning Skilled Craftsmen or tradesman such as a carpenter or jeweler Part of speech Noun What type of figurative language is used here? Personification 2. Distinction: She had no marriage portion, no expectations, no means of getting known, understood, loved, and wedded by a man of wealth and distinction; and she let herself be married off to a little clerk in the Ministry of Education. Synonyms/meaning Merit, excellence, honor, high social status, or worth Part of speech Noun What is the adjective form of this word? Distinct/distinctive What does little clerk mean in this context? Low social status 3. Exquisite: She imagined vast saloons hung with antique silks, exquisite pieces of furniture supporting priceless ornaments. Your guess Synonyms/meaning Beautiful, fine, delicate, tasteful, or wonderful Part of speech Adjective What is an antonym for priceless? Worthless, valueless, useless

8 4. Intimate: She imagined vast saloons hung with antique silks, exquisite pieces of furniture supporting priceless ornaments, and small, charming, perfumed rooms, created just for little parties of intimate friends. Synonyms/meaning Friendly, warm, close, or comfortable Part of speech Adjective Make this word a noun Intimacy 5. Exultant: One evening her husband came home with an exultant air, holding a large envelope in his hand. Synonyms/meaning Jubilant, overjoyed, thrilled, ecstatic, or triumphant Part of speech Adjective 6. Petulantly: Instead of being delighted, as her-husband hoped, she flung the invitation petulantly across the table, murmuring: "What do you want me to do with this?" Synonyms/meaning Irritably, huffily, resentfully, or sullenly, Part of speech Adjective Make this word a noun Petulance 7. Stupefied: He stopped, stupefied and utterly at a loss when he saw that his wife was beginning to cry. Two large tears ran slowly down from the corners of her eyes towards the corners of her mouth. Your guess Synonyms/meaning: Bewildered, dazed, amazed, confused, or stunned Part of speech Adjective What type of figurative language is used here? Personification

9 8. Persist: Look here, Mathilde," he persisted. : What would be the cost of a suitable dress, which you could use on other occasions as well, something? Synonyms/meaning Persevered, continued, stuck with it, or endured Part of speech Verb What is the adjective form of this word? Persistent 9. Humiliating: "No... there's nothing so humiliating as looking poor in the middle of a lot of rich women." Synonyms/meaning: Embarrassing, shameful, degrading, or mortifying Part of speech Adjective Make this word a noun? Humiliation 10. Covetously: Suddenly she discovered, in a black satin case, a superb diamond necklace; her heart began to beat covetously. Synonyms/meaning Greedily, avariciously, selfishly, or materialistically Part of speech Adverb

The Necklace Word Detective Part 2 First read the sentence and try to figure out the meaning of each word in context. Then use your thesaurus to find the meaning, synonyms, and parts of speech.

10 The Necklace Word Detective Part 2 First read the sentence and try to figure out the meaning of each word in context. Then use your thesaurus to find the meaning, synonyms, and parts of speech. Try to find one synonym you know already and two others that are new to you Ecstasy Her hands trembled as she lifted it. She fastened it round her neck, upon her high dress, and remained in ecstasy at sight of herself. She danced madly, ecstatically, drunk with pleasure Synonyms/meaning Joy, happiness, delight, bliss, thrill, excitement or rapture Part of speech Adjective Make this word an adjective? Ecstatic 12. Anguish: Then, with hesitation, she asked in anguish: "Could you lend me this, just this alone?" "Yes, of course." Synonyms/meaning Suffering, torment, agony, torture, or distress Part of speech Noun 13. Deserted: She left about four o'clock in the morning. Since midnight her husband had been dozing in a deserted little room, in company with three other men whose wives were having a good time. Synonyms/meaning: Empty, abandoned, isolated, uninhabited, or desolate Part of speech Adjective Make this word a noun? Desertion

11 14. He threw over her shoulders the garments he had brought for them to go home in, modest everyday clothes, whose poverty clashed with the beauty of the ball-dress. Synonyms/meaning Humble, unassuming, unpretentious, reserved, or reticent Part of speech Adjective Make this word a noun? Modesty 15. Shabbiness: At last they found on the quay one of those old night-prowling carriages which are only to be seen in Paris after dark, as though they were ashamed of their shabbiness in the daylight. Synonyms/meaning Untidiness, raggedness, grunginess, or scruffiness Part of speech Noun 16. Dumbfounded They stared at one another, dumbfounded. At last Loisel put on his clothes again. "I'll go over all the ground we walked," he said, "and see if I can't find it." Synonyms/meaning Astonished, surprised, amazed, thunderstruck, or stunned Part of speech Adjective 17) Catastrophe: She waited all day long, in the same state of bewilderment at this fearful catastrophe. Synonyms/meaning Disaster, calamity, upheaval, devastation, or ruin parts of speech Noun Make this word an adjective? Catastrophic 18. Coarse She had become like all the other strong, hard, coarse women of poor households. Synonyms/meaning: Uncouth, crude, vulgar, rude, or foul-mouthed Part of speech Adjective

12 The Necklace Figurative Language Worksheet Name Class Please identify the following phrases in Chapter 1 as a Simile (S), Metaphor (M), Personification (P), and Hyperbole (H). Oxymoron (O), Allusion, or Synecdoche (SYN) 1) She was one of those pretty and charming girls born, as though fate had blundered over her, into a family of artisans. 2) She suffered from the poorness of her house, from its mean walls, worn chairs, and ugly curtains. All these things, of which other women of her class would not even have been aware, tormented and insulted her. 3) She imagined delicate meals, gleaming silver, tapestries peopling the walls with folk of a past age and strange birds in fairy forests. 4) She looked at him out of furious eyes, and said impatiently: "And what do you suppose I am to wear at such an affair?" The part eyes represent Mme Loisel who is furious, not her eyes. 5) He stopped, stupefied and utterly at a loss when he saw that his wife was beginning to cry. Two large tears ran slowly down from the corners of her eyes towards the corners of her mouth. 6) But with a violent effort she overcame her grief and replied in a calm voice, wiping her wet cheeks. 7) I'm utterly miserable at not having any jewels, not a single stone, to wear," she replied. Stone is a metaphor for jewels. 8) She danced madly, ecstatically, drunk with pleasure, with no thought for anything, in the triumph of her beauty, Her pleasure was like alcohol that made her drunk. She did not actually dance madly or get drunk with pleasure 9) (continued) in the pride of her success, in a cloud of happiness made up of this universal homage and admiration, of the desires she had aroused, of the completeness of a victory so dear to her feminine heart.

13 10) She was the prettiest woman present, elegant, graceful, smiling, and quite above herself with happiness. All the men stared at her, inquired her name, and asked to be introduced to her. 11) He threw over her shoulders the garments he had brought for them to go home in, modest everyday clothes, whose poverty clashed with the beauty of the ball-dress. 12) At last they found on the quay one of those old night-prowling carriages which are only to be seen in Paris after dark, as though they were ashamed of their shabbiness in the daylight. 13) He went to the police station, to the newspapers, to offer a reward, to the cab companies, everywhere that a ray of hope impelled him. Hope is like sunshine, a ray of light. 14) By the end of a week they had lost all hope. Loisel, who had aged five years, declared: "We must see about replacing the diamonds." 15) He mortgaged the whole remaining years (took loans/metaphor) of his existence, risked his signature without even knowing it he could honour it, and, appalled at the agonizing face of the future, at the black misery about to fall upon him, at the prospect of every possible physical privation and moral torture, he went to get the new necklace and put down upon the jeweler's counter thirty-six thousand francs. The words black, fall upon him, and torture make this phrase metaphorical. 16) You say you bought a diamond necklace to replace mine?" "Yes. You hadn't noticed it? They were very much alike." And she smiled in proud and innocent happiness.

14 The Necklace Figurative Language Worksheet Name Class Please identify the following phrases in Chapter 1 as a Simile (S), Metaphor (M), Personification (P), and Hyperbole (H). Oxymoron (O), Allusion, or Synecdoche (SYN) 1) P S She was one of those pretty and charming girls born, as though fate had blundered over her, into a family of artisans. 2) P She suffered from the poorness of her house, from its mean walls, worn chairs, and ugly curtains. All these things, of which other women of her class would not even have been aware, tormented and insulted her. 3) P She imagined delicate meals, gleaming silver, tapestries peopling the walls with folk of a past age and strange birds in fairy forests. 4) P Syn_ She looked at him out of furious eyes, and said impatiently: "And what do you suppose I am to wear at such an affair?" The part eyes represent Mme Loisel who is furious, not her eyes. 5) P He stopped, stupefied and utterly at a loss when he saw that his wife was beginning to cry. Two large tears ran slowly down from the corners of her eyes towards the corners of her mouth. 6) P But with a violent effort she overcame her grief and replied in a calm voice, wiping her wet cheeks: 7) M "I'm utterly miserable at not having any jewels, not a single stone, to wear," she replied. Stone is a metaphor for jewels. 8) H M She danced madly, ecstatically, drunk with pleasure, with no thought for anything, in the triumph of her beauty, Her pleasure was like alcohol that made her drunk. (M) She did not actually dance madly or get drunk with pleasure (H) 9) M H Syn (continued) in the pride of her success, in a cloud of happiness (M) made up of this universal homage (H) and admiration, of the desires she had aroused, of the completeness of a victory so dear to her feminine heart. (Syn)

15 10) H She was the prettiest woman present, elegant, graceful, smiling, and quite above herself with happiness. All the men stared at her, inquired her name, and asked to be introduced to her. 11) P He threw over her shoulders the garments he had brought for them to go home in, modest everyday clothes, whose poverty clashed with the beauty of the ball-dress. 12) P At last they found on the quay one of those old night-prowling carriages which are only to be seen in Paris after dark, as though they were ashamed of their shabbiness in the daylight. 13) M S He went to the police station, to the newspapers, to offer a reward, to the cab companies, everywhere that a ray of hope (M) impelled him. Hope is like sunshine, a ray of light (S). 14) H By the end of a week they had lost all hope. Loisel, who had aged five years, declared: "We must see about replacing the diamonds." 15) M He mortgaged the whole remaining years (took loans/metaphor) of his existence, risked his signature without even knowing it he could honour it, and, appalled at the agonizing face of the future, (P) at the black misery about to fall upon him, (M) at the prospect of every possible physical privation and moral torture (M), he went to get the new necklace and put down upon the jeweler's counter thirty-six thousand francs. The words black, fall upon him, and torture make this phrase metaphorical. 16) P You say you bought a diamond necklace to replace mine?" "Yes. You hadn't noticed it? They were very much alike." And she smiled in proud and innocent happiness.

16 Important Quotes and Dialogues: The Story in Quotes 1) "What do you want me to do with this?" "Why, darling, I thought you'd be pleased. You never go out, and this is a great occasion. I had tremendous trouble to get it. Everyone wants one; it's very select, and very few go to the clerks. You'll see all the really big people there." 2) "What's the matter with you? What's the matter with you?" he faltered. But with a violent effort she overcame her grief and replied in a calm voice, wiping her wet cheeks: "Nothing. Only I haven't a dress and so I can't go to this party. Give your invitation to some friend of yours whose wife will be turned out better than I shall." He was heart-broken. 3) "What's the matter with you? You've been very odd for the last three days." "I'm utterly miserable at not having any jewels, not a single stone, to wear," she replied. "I shall look absolutely no one. I would almost rather not go to the party." "Wear flowers," he said. "They're very smart at this time of the year. For ten francs you could get two or three gorgeous roses." 4) She was not convinced. "No... there's nothing so humiliating as looking poor in the middle of a lot of rich women." "How stupid you are!" exclaimed her husband? "Go and see Madame Forestier and ask her to lend you some jewels. You know her quite well enough for that." She uttered a cry of delight. "That's true. I never thought of it."

17 5) "What's the matter with you?" asked her husband, already half undressed. She turned towards him in the utmost distress. "I... I... I've no longer got Madame Forestier's necklace...." 6A) "You must write to your friend," he said, "and tell her that you've broken the clasp of her necklace and are getting it mended. That will give us time to look about us." (Foreshadowing and Sad Situational Irony) 6 B) Next day they took the box which had held the necklace and went to the jewellers whose name was inside. He consulted his books. "It was not I who sold this necklace, Madame; I must have merely supplied the clasp." 7) "Good morning, Jeanne." The other did not recognize her, and was surprised at being thus familiarly addressed by a poor woman. "But... Madame..." she stammered. "I don't know... you must be making a mistake." "No... I am Mathilde Loisel." Her friend uttered a cry. "Oh!... my poor Mathilde, how you have changed!..." "Yes, I've had some hard times since I saw you last; and many sorrows... and all on your account." 8) You say you bought a diamond necklace to replace mine?" "Yes. You hadn't noticed it? They were very much alike." And she smiled in proud and innocent happiness. Madame Forestier, deeply moved, took her two hands. "Oh, my poor Mathilde! But mine was imitation. It was worth at the very most five hundred francs!... "

18 The Necklace Figurative Language Workshop Figurative language is a type of descriptive language that an author uses to communicate and convey vivid images (sites), sounds, and other sensory detail to the reader. It is intended to encourage the reader to use his/her imagination and to make the story more emotionally intense, exciting and realistic. There are many types of figurative language. I will present six of the most common kinds here, using examples to two popular stories, The Outsiders, by SE Hinton and Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. SIMILE- A simile compares one thing to another using the words like or as. For Example: I told you he (Soda) looks like a movie star, and he kind of radiates But most (Soc s) looked at us as if we were dirt. Soda attracted girls like honey attracted flies METAPHOR- A metaphor compares two things without using the words like or as. A metaphor states that something IS something else and often uses the verb to be. For Example: Johnny still reminded me of a lost puppy Tim had the tense, hungry look of an alley cat PERSONIFICATION- Personification gives human characteristics or abilities to something that is not human, such as animals, plants, or inanimate objects. (Remembering this term is easy because when we describe an object as if it were a person we are using personification.) For example: There was a silent moment when everything held its breath! Love enfolded us in her arms. The wind whispered your name. And even as the policemen's guns spit fire into the night, Dally raised his gun. HYPERBOLE- Hyperbole expresses an obvious exaggeration. For Example: I couldn t have gotten up to save my life Two bit s mom let him get away with murder "Here!" Dally handed me a shirt about sixty-million sizes too big.

19 ALLUSION- An allusion refers or alludes to an event in history, literature, or art. For example: Abe Lincoln would have turned over in his grave if he had seen how my teacher denies us freedom in class!!! I didn't want to finish it. I'd never get past the part where the Southern gentlemen go riding into sure death (A reference to the Civil War) She (Rosaline in Romeo and Juliet) will not be hit with Cupid s arrow OXYMORON- An oxymoron is a phrase that seems to contradict itself because it expresses opposite concepts. It usually makes sense if you think about it For example: His eyes were blue, blazing ice From Romeo and Juliet Parting is such sweet sorrow Oh happy dagger (Before Juliet kills herself)

20 The Necklace Figurative Language Tracker As you read the rest of the play try to keep track of the various figurative languages that you see and put it in the appropriate boxes in the chart Similes (Comparisons using like or as) Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's (African s) ear Metaphors (Comparisons not using like or as) A dog of the house of Montague moves me. Personification (Give human qualities to non-living things Is the day so young?

21 Hyperbole (Exaggeration) You mean the whole World to me!, I ve heard it a million times Synecdoche (The Part represents the whole) What lady is that, which doth enrich the hand of yonder knight? Allusion: Alludes to an event in history or literature. You are a lover; borrow Cupid's wings,

The Golden Kite and the Silver Wind Figurative language Study Guide

The Golden Kite and the Silver Wind Figurative language Study Guide Name Class Figurative language is a type of descriptive language that an author uses to communicate and convey vivid images, sights,