EC2 English Language
Better PEEs
“The Necklace”
Edexcel International GCSE Exam Dates
● English A: Paper 1 4EA0 01
○ 6-Jun-17 AM
○ 2h 15m
● English A: Paper 2 4EA0 02
○ 12-Jun-17 AM
○ 1h 30m
Goals for the week
1. How to write better PEEs
2. Paper 1 Marks/Semester grade
report
3. Paper 1 analysis
4. Unseen text assignment
5. “The Necklace” analysis
Homework for ...
● Tomorrow:
■ read “The Necklace”
12-mark unseen text mock exam question
How does the writer try to engage the
reader in the ways he describes his
journey so far?
In your answer you should write about:
● his experiences in London
How to write better PEEs
● Point
○ Restates the question
○ Gives a big idea that is not extremely obvious
○ Notes the language use/technique
■ A: all 3
■ B: big idea or language use
■ C: simply restates the question as a
statement
Point + Big ideas
How does the
writer try to
engage the reader
in the ways he
describes his
journey so far?
In your answer
you should write
about:
●
his
experiences
in London
● Big ideas
○ rain is viewed with a sense of humor
○ thousands of people and fast-paced street
scenes make it seem hectic
○ rain seen from the taxi window distorts the city
and makes it seem strange
○ rain is exaggerated
○ rain causes the roads to become difficult for
traffic
○ rain depersonalises his friends and makes the
sendoff hasty
○ Thames is depicted as a unattractive
○ His final experience in London has a haunting
tone
Point + Big ideas + language
How does the
writer try to
engage the reader
in the ways he
describes his
journey so far?
In your answer
you should write
about:
●
his
experiences
in London
● Big ideas + language
1. rain is viewed with a sense of humor
a. irony and direct speech
2. rain seen from the taxi window
distorts the city and makes it seem
strange
a. metaphors and similes
3. Thames is depicted as a unattractive
a. sensory imagery
Point + Big ideas + language
How does the
writer try to
engage the reader
in the ways he
describes his
journey so far?
● Big ideas + language + restated question
○ The writer describes how the rain in
London is viewed with a sense of
humor by using irony and direct
speech.
In your answer
you should write
about:
● Your turn. Try to write a point with the
information below.
○ rain seen from the taxi window distorts
the city and makes it seem strange
■ metaphors and similes
●
his
experiences
in London
How to write better PEEs
● Evidence
○ Clearly supports the point
○ not too obvious
○ Technique has been clearly identified
○ Quotation marks
○ 1-8 words, normally not complete sentences
○ Embedded properly
○ Embedded while stating the context
Evidence
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Clearly supports the
point
not too obvious
technique has been
clearly identified
Quotation marks
1-8 words, normally
not complete
sentences
Embedded properly
Embedded while
stating the context
The writer describes how the rain in
London is viewed with a sense of humor by
using irony and direct speech.
● “A splendid afternoon to set out!”
○ Context:
■ direct speech said during a
downpour by the writer’s friend
in a London taxi before the
author has departed the city
Evidence
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Clearly supports the
point
not too obvious
technique has been
clearly identified
Quotation marks
1-8 words, normally
not complete
sentences
Embedded properly
Embedded while
stating the context
The writer describes how the rain in
London is viewed with a sense of
humor by using irony and direct
speech. During the heavy downpour in
the city, one of the writer’s friends
remarks about the weather, “A splendid
afternoon to set out!” while sitting in a
taxi before the author’s departure.
How to write better PEEs
● Explanation
○ Explains what is not obvious, e.g. suggests,
implies or conveys
○ Explains how the technique affects the reader
○ States in very clear words how or why the
evidence is important, especially in connection
to your point
○ CIRCLE your evidence
Explanation
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Explains what is not
obvious, e.g. suggests,
implies or conveys
Explains how the
technique affects the
reader
States in very clear
words how or why the
evidence is important,
especially in
connection to your
point
CIRCLE your evidence
The writer describes how the rain in London is
viewed with a sense of humor by using irony and
direct speech. During the heavy downpour in the
city, one of the writer’s friends remarks about the
weather, “A splendid afternoon to set out!” while
sitting in a taxi before the author’s departure.
● Explanation:
○ weather as “splendid” vs.
friend is “peering at the rain”
○ sarcastic
○ comical tone
The writer describes how the rain in London is viewed with a
sense of humor by using irony and direct speech. During the
heavy downpour in the city, one of the writer’s friends remarks
about the weather, “A splendid afternoon to set out!” while sitting
in a taxi before the author’s departure. The description of the
weather as “splendid” contrasts with the fact that the friend is
“peering at the rain.” This suggests the friend is sarcastic. This
is significant: the writer begins the narrative with verbal irony, so
the reader can expect the travelogue to take on a comical tone
even when the author faces troubling circumstances. Adding to
the humorous tone, ...
The writer describes how the rain in London is viewed with a sense of humor by using irony and direct
speech. During the heavy downpour in the city, one of the writer’s friends remarks about the weather, “A
splendid afternoon to set out!” while sitting in a taxi before the author’s departure. The description of the
weather as “splendid” contrasts with the fact that the friend is “peering at the rain.” This suggests the friend is
sarcastic. This is significant: the writer begins the narrative with verbal irony, so the reader can expect the
travelogue to take on a comical tone even when the author faces troubling circumstances. Adding to the
humorous tone during the departure, the taxi driver says, “Nice weather for young ducks.”
● Explain the evidence: Adding to the humorous tone during
the departure,the taxi driver says, “Nice weather for young
ducks.”
○ What is happening when he says this?
○ Why does he say it?
○ What does this suggest about the weather?
○ How does this affect the reader and the writer?
Paper 1 analysis
Give students the mark
scheme. Go through the
answers together as a class.
Unseen text assignment: 60 minutes
● One section of this plan will be marked.
○ How does the writer try to interest the reader in
“The Necklace?”
■ In your answer you should write about:
● What life was like for Madame and Monsieur
Loisel before the reception.
● The night of the reception.
● What happens after the loss of the necklace.
● Any other interesting use of language.
Goals for the week
1.
2.
3.
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6.
7.
Dictation
Phonetic awareness
Characterisation
Vocabulary
Analysis
Adjectives with -ed
Writing
Homework for ...
1.
2.
3.
Revise vocabulary in “The Necklace” for a quiz.
Complete the phonemic chart handout.
Answer the following question:
a. How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?”
i. In your answer you should write about:
1. What life was like for Madame and Monsieur Loisel before
the reception.
2. The night of the reception.
3. What happens after the loss of the necklace.
4. Any other interesting use of language.
Dictation
The words died in his throat.
He was totally disconcerted
and dismayed by the sight of
his wife who had begun to cry.
“The Necklace”
● Author
○ Guy de Maupassant: French: 1850-1893
● Setting
○ 19th century Paris, France
○ Society divided by classes
● Themes
○ Socioeconomic status, class, materialistic desires and pride
“The Necklace”
● Characters
○ Omniscient narrator
○ Mathilde Loisel
○ Monsier Loisel
○ Madam Forestier
● Genre
○ Fictional short story
Character development
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protagonists
antagonists
omniscient characters
chorus
flat characters
dynamic characters
characterisation: actions, words and traits
“The Necklace”: Lines 1-52 Vocabulary
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dowry (line 5)
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guile (line 20)
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Noun
UK ​ /ˈdaʊ.ri/
in some societies, an amount of money or property that a woman's parents give to the man
she marries
noun [ U ]
UK ​ /ɡaɪl/ US ​ /ɡaɪl/
clever but sometimes dishonest behaviour that you use to deceive someone:
Sly & devious
battered (line 25)
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Adjective
UK ​ /ˈbæt.əd/ US ​ /ˈbæt̬ .ɚd/
hurt by being repeatedly hit
damaged, especially by being used a lot:
“The Necklace”: Lines 1-52 Vocabulary
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antechamber (line 29)
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tapestry (line 30)
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noun [ C ]
UK ​ /ˈtæp.ɪ.stri/ US ​ /ˈtæp.ə.stri/
a piece of cloth with a pattern or picture that is created by sewing or weaving different
coloured threads onto a special type of strong cloth
candelabra (line 30)
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a small room, especially a waiting room, that leads into a larger, more important room:
noun [ C ]
UK ​ /ˌkæn.dəˈlɑː.brə/ US ​ /ˌkæn.dəˈlɑː.brə/
plural candelabra or candelabras
a decorative object that holds several candles or lights
livery (31)
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Noun
UK ​ /ˈlɪv.ər.i/ US ​ /ˈlɪv.ɚ.i/
a special uniform worn by servants or particular officials
“The Necklace”: Lines 1-52 Vocabulary
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breeches (line 31)
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drawing room (line 32)
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noun [ C ]
UK ​ /ˈdrɔː.ɪŋ ˌruːm/ US ​ /ˈdrɑː.ɪŋ ˌruːm/ formal
a comfortable room in a large house used for relaxing or for entertaining guests
tureen (line 39)
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noun [ plural ]
UK ​ /ˈbrɪtʃ.ɪz/ /ˈbriː.tʃɪz/ US ​ /ˈbrɪtʃ.ɪz/ /ˈbriː.tʃɪz/ us also britches
trousers that do not cover the whole of the leg:
noun [ C ]
UK ​ /tjuˈriːn/ US ​ /təˈriːn/
a large bowl, usually with a lid, from which soup or vegetables are served
Sphinx (line 45)
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noun [ C ]
UK ​ /sfɪŋks/ US ​ /sfɪŋks/ plural sphinx or sphinxes
an ancient imaginary creature with a lion's body and a woman's head
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” Lines 1-51
● What life was like for Madame Loisel before the
reception?
○ Big ideas
■ lower-middle class lifestyle = depressed
■ feels victimized by society
■ Self-defeating = impractical dreamer
■ Difficult - vanity
■ jealousy = anti-social
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” Lines 1-51
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What life was like for Madame Loisel before the reception?
○ Big ideas
■ lower-middle class lifestyle
● Born into
○ “daughters of very minor civil servants” lines 4-5
■ emphasis on “minor civil servants” with the adjective
“very” highlights her background from a family that is
not wealthy
■ Importance:
● never has known an upper-class lifestyle: envious
of the wealthy
● cannot marry a wealthy man: “no dowry”
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” Lines 1-51
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What life was like for Madame Loisel before the reception?
○ Big ideas
■ feels victimized
● “women have neither rank nor class”
○ Use of negatives: “neither” and “nor”
■ emphasize her lack of agency
○ “rank” means a position in society, either higher or lower than
others
■ Suggests
● her rank and class depend on her father and husband
■ Importance
● empathy: limited by her sex
● depressed
● foreshadows marital conflicts
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” Lines 1-51
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What life was like for Madame Loisel before the reception?
○ Big ideas
■ Self-defeating - impractical dreamer
● Her “run-down apartment”, “peeling walls” and “battered chairs” “was
torture” to her.
● dreams of “silent antechambers”, “two tall footmen” and “great
drawing-rooms”
● hyperbolic “torture” suggests
○ Frivolous
● Juxtaposition of “peeling walls” to “great drawing-room” suggests
○ unrealistic: does not dream about repairing the furniture
● Importance
○ Comparatively more empathy for the husband
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” Lines 1-51
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What life was like for Madame Loisel before the reception?
○ Big ideas
■ difficult life caused by her vanity
● “... no fine dresses, no jewellery, nothing. And that was all she
cared about”
○ sense of irony
■ Compare her at the beginning to the end: does not
need to work, youth, beauty, a “maid”, no debts vs.
aged and hardened by work
■ Importance:
● sense of justice when she comes to understand
that “nothing” means poverty
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” Lines 1-51
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What life was like for Madame Loisel before the reception?
○ Big ideas
■ jealousy = anti-social
● “never called now” on her rich friend because afterwards she would
“weep tears of sorrow, regret, despair and anguish”
● emotive language, especially “regret” suggests
○ Seeing her friend’s luxurious lifestyle angers her because she is
married to a civil servant and is unable to have an upper class
lifestyle
○ Importance
■ emotionally disturbed: materialistic desires ruins her
friendships
■ troubled marriage
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” Lines 1-51
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What life was like for Monsier Loisel before the reception?
○ Big ideas
■ Uncomplaining and accepting of his social class
● “junior clerk”
● “‘Ah, Stew! Splendid!” and “a nice stew …”
● Juxtaposition of his low wage with his positive nature
○ adjective “junior”
■ Menial job with little money
○ direct speech: hyperbole because “always” suggests that
they eat stew often, yet he exclaims his delight
“The Necklace”: Lines 53-91 Vocabulary
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brandish (line 54)
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extract (line 56)
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verb [ T ]
UK ​ /ˈbræn.dɪʃ/ US ​ /ˈbræn.dɪʃ/
to wave something in the air in a threatening or excited way
verb [ T ]
UK ​ /ɪkˈstrækt/ US ​ /ɪkˈstrækt/
to remove or take out something
earthly (line 62)
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Adjective
UK ​ /ˈɜːθ.li/ US ​ /ˈɝːθ.li/
literary happening in or relating to this world and this physical life, not in heaven or relating to a
spiritual life:
used in questions or negatives to mean possible: What earthly reason can she have for being
so horrible to you?
“The Necklace”: Lines 53-91 Vocabulary
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dickens
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nobs
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noun [ plural ]
UK ​ /ˈdɪk.ɪnz/ US ​ /ˈdɪk.ɪnz/
old-fashioned informal
used in questions to express anger or surprise: What the dickens are you doing with that
paint?
noun [ C ]
UK ​ /nɒb/ US ​ /nɑːb/
uk: old-fashioned informal disapproving
a rich person whose family has been important for a long time
bluster
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verb [ I ]
UK ​ /ˈblʌs.tər/ US ​ /ˈblʌs.tɚ/
to speak in a loud, angry, or offended way, usually with little effect
“The Necklace”: Lines 53-91 Vocabulary
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disconcerted (line 71)
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○ UK ​ /ˌdɪs.kənˈsɜːt.ɪd/ US ​ /ˌdɪs.kənˈsɝː.t̬ ɪd/
○ worried by something and uncertain:
dismay (line 71)
○ noun [ U ]
○ UK ​ /dɪˈsmeɪ/ US ​ /dɪˈsmeɪ/
○ a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment:
devastated (line 79)
○ Adjective
○ UK ​ /ˈdev.ə.steɪ.tɪd/ US ​ /ˈdev.ə.steɪ.t̬ ɪd/
○ completely destroyed
“The Necklace”: Lines 53-91 Vocabulary
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daresay (85)
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Verb
UK ​ /ˌdeəˈseɪ/ /ˈdeə.seɪ/ US ​ /ˌderˈseɪ/ /ˈder.seɪ/
used to say that you agree or think that something is true: "She's got a lot of admirers." "I
daresay - she's very beautiful."
lark (89)
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noun [ C ]
UK ​ /lɑːk/ US ​ /lɑːrk/
a small, brown bird that is known for its beautiful singing
informal an activity done for a joke that is is not intended to cause serious harm or damage:
a way of referring to an activity or a situation that you do not take seriously
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” Lines 53-91
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What life was like for Madame Loisel before the reception?
○ Big ideas
■ Ungrateful
■ deceitful to her husband and manipulative
■ lives with a frugal husband = justifies her criticism of the apartment
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” Lines 51-92
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What life was like for Madame Loisel before the reception?
○ Big ideas
■ Ungrateful
● husband secures an invitation despite the “dickens of a job
getting hold of an invite”
● “tossed the invitation peevishly”
● “Dickens”: great effort
● paradox: dreams of luxury yet dismisses the invitation
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” Lines 1-51
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What life was like for Madame Loisel before the reception?
○ Big ideas
■ Deceitful and manipulative to her husband
● Quick recovery of her emotions: “sorrow” to acting “calmly”
○ Suggests deception
○ Importance: untrustworthy
● She “said shortly: ‘And what am I supposed to wear?’”
○ Adverb “shortly” suggests she acts brusquely or impatiently
○ dialogue about appearances highlights her vanity
○ Importance: uses anger and sorrow to manipulate her husband:
childish
● money for a dress: “decently ask for without drawing an immediate
refusal”
○ Suggests she is calculating - aggressive
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” Lines 51-92
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What life was like for Madame Loisel before the reception?
○ Big ideas
■ Lives with a frugal husband = justifies her criticism of the aging apartment
● She wants to avoid “painful protests” when asking for money
○ Suggests she has asked for money in the past and has been
denied
○ Importance: highlights her status as a woman: unable to control her
own finances: dependent upon her husband
● He is “careful with his money”
○ Suggest he has savings
○ Importance: could fix up the apartment but chooses not to
○ Importance: she has little financial authority in the household
○ Importance: little understanding of his wife’s desires
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” Lines 51-92
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What life was like for Monsieur Loisel before the reception?
○ Big ideas
■ frugal yet willing to spend money to foster friendships and entertainment for
himself
● “finance hunting trips” with a “few friends” for “larks”
● Suggests he could repair the apartment
● Importance: sense of injustice: she cannot save money to finance her
own interests
● Dual meaning “larks”: bird or not taking something serious
● Suggests his hunting trip is an act of sport hunting or entertainment as
opposed to securing meat
● Importance: while humble, he also spends money on luxury items, or
non-essential goods
“The Necklace”: Lines 92-122 Vocabulary
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vex (95)
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posy (98)
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noun [ C ]
UK ​ /ˈpəʊ.zi/ US ​ /ˈpoʊ.zi/
a small bunch of cut flowers
immoderate (116)
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verb [ T ]
UK ​ /veks/ US ​ /veks/
to cause difficulty to someone, or to cause someone to feel angry, annoyed, or upset
Adjective
UK ​ /ɪˈmɒd.ər.ət/ US ​ /ɪˈmɑː.dɚ.ət/ formal
too much or many
rapture (118)
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Noun
UK ​ /ˈræp.tʃər/ US ​ /ˈræp.tʃɚ/
extreme pleasure and happiness or excitement
“The Necklace”: Lines 92-122 Vocabulary
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diffidently
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Adjective
UK ​ /ˈdɪf.ɪ.dənt/ US ​ /ˈdɪf.ɪ.dənt/
shy and not confident of your abilities
apprehensive
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Adjective
UK ​ /ˌæp.rɪˈhen.sɪv/ US ​ /ˌæp.rəˈhen.sɪv/
feeling worried about something that you are going to do or that is going to happen
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” Lines 92-122
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What life was like for Madame Loisel before the reception?
○ Big ideas
■ frivolous and vain - problematic
● feels “rapture” and “immoderate desire” when wearing the diamond
necklace
● adjective “immoderate” foreshadows a developing conflict because of
her unreasonable “rapture” for the diamond
● Importance: suspect she will ruin her relationship with Madame Forestier
● Importance: values materialism more than friendship
“The Necklace”: Lines 123-153 Vocabulary
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waltz
○ noun [ C ]
○ UK ​ /wɒls/ US ​ /wɑːls/
○ a formal dance in which two people holding each other move around a large
room, turning as they go, or a piece of music with three beats in a bar written
for this style of dancing
ecstatically
○ Adjective
○ UK ​ /ɪkˈstæt.ɪk/ US ​ /ekˈstæt̬ .ɪk/
○ extremely happy
homage
○ noun [ U ]
○ UK ​ /ˈhɒm.ɪdʒ/ US ​ /ˈhɑː.mɪdʒ/
○ deep respect and often praise shown for a person or god
“The Necklace”: Lines 123-153 Vocabulary
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nocturnal
○ Adjective
○ UK ​ /nɒkˈtɜː.nəl/ US ​ /nɑːkˈtɝː.nəl/ formal
○ happening in or active during the night, or relating to the night:
martyr
○ noun [ C ]
○ UK ​ /ˈmɑː.tər/ US ​ /ˈmɑːr.t̬ ɚ/
○ a person who suffers very much or is killed because of their religious or
political beliefs, and is often admired because of it
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” lines 123-154
● The night of the reception.
○ Big ideas
■ Madame Loisel: shallow character: success popular, attractive and sought after
■ Madame Loisel: self-indulgent - no concern or
thought as to whether her husband enjoys himself
■ Anti-climatic: contrasts with Cinderella: no change:
sense of shame for for being poor
■ Irony evident in the street sign: martyr
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” lines 123-154
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The night of the reception.
○ Big ideas
■ Madame Loisel: shallow character: success - popular, attractive and
sought after
● Contrast of status: “prettiest woman there” and “even noticed by
the Minister himself” to “no dowry”
○ suggests beauty cannot substitute for birthright and class
● Contrast of metaphors: “intoxicated with pleasure” vs. “torture”
of her poor apartment
○ hyperbolic extremes: highlights her dramatic change however, due her “intoxication” she does not seem to
recognize the temporal nature of her feeling superior
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” lines 123-154
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The night of the reception.
○ Big ideas
■ Madame Loisel: self-indulgent - no concern or thought as to whether her
husband enjoys himself
● “giving no thought to anything else”
○ “anything” and “anyone”: temporarily freed from her delusional
daydreams of wealth
○ Suggests her husband is a keen reminder to her of her own
poverty
● husband “had been dozing” from midnight to four in the morning
○ Highlights the generosity of the husband
○ Importance: understand the husband only attends to please his
wife
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” lines 123-154
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The night of the reception.
○ Big ideas
■ Anti-climatic: contrasts with Cinderella: no change: sense of shame
for for being poor
● “commonplace coat violently at odds with … her dress”
● bizarre adverb “violently”: symbolizes her inner conflict: desire
for luxury
● Coat: symbolizes poverty and her shame
● Anti-climatic: the Minister does not pursue after her = suggests
her life will not change = she is not a Cinderella archetype
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” lines 123-154
● The night of the reception.
○ Big ideas
■ Irony evident in the street sign: “rue de martyrs”
● Wife: suffers because of pride - however: not a
true martyr because she is not admired her for
her belief
● Husband: gives up everything and suffers
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” Lines 154-273
● What happens after the loss of the necklace.
○ Lines 154-166
■ Dialogue
● Intense panic
● Shows the husband’s love for his wife: does not
blame her
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” Lines 154-273
● What happens after the loss of the necklace.
○ Lines 179-183
■ Husband comes up with the idea to deceive
Madame Forestier.
● Direct speech
● Command
● Partly to blame
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” Lines 154-273
● What happens after the loss of the necklace.
○ Lines 167-178
■ They do not find the necklace.
● Disconsolately
○ Line 170
○ Extremely sad and disappointed
● Appalling
○ Line 176
○ Shocking and very bad
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” Lines 154-273
● What happens after the loss of the necklace.
○ Lines 184
■ Stress of the situation causes him to age.
● Visual imagery
● “aged five years”
● Dire situation
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Necklace?” Lines 154-273
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What happens after the loss of the necklace.
○ Lines 185-207
■ Serious debt
● Exorbitant
● Line 200
● Usurers
● Line 201
● Mortgage
● Line 202
● Privation
● Line 205
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” Lines 154-273
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What happens after the loss of the necklace.
○ Lines 204
■ Serious debt
● “grim poverty … ready to pounce”
○ Zoomorphism: compares poverty to a predator: Loisels are
the prey: brings the threat to life
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” Lines 154-273
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What happens after the loss of the necklace.
○ Lines 211-212
■ Triad of questions
■ Understand her priorities: concerned about her reputation
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” Lines 154-273
●
What happens after the loss of the necklace.
○ Lines 213-216
■ Fall from grace - beginning of the contrast in her life
● contrast: “grindingly horrible life of the … poor” and “heroically
she resigned herself … to pay”
● short sentences: signal a change in her attitude: heroic
● purpose: gives her life meaning and is no longer dreaming about
riches
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” Lines 154-273
●
What happens after the loss of the necklace.
○ Lines 218-225
■ Deterioration of their conditions
● Imagery
● Emotive language: ghastly kitchen chores
● Triad of actions: haggling, frequently abused and always
counting every penny
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?” Lines 154-273
●
What happens after the loss of the necklace.
○ Lines 218-225
■ Deterioration of their conditions
● Imagery
● Emotive language: ghastly kitchen chores
● Triad of actions: haggling, frequently abused and always
counting every penny
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?”
● What happens after the loss of the necklace.
○ Big ideas
■ Pride and debt rather than shame
■ Situational irony: true poverty
■ Irony: no longer tortured by dreams of grandeur:
too busy
■ Monsieur is both her victim but also equally
responsible
How does the writer try to interest the reader in “The
Necklace?”
● Language use
○ Big ideas