Bell Work (Answer in Google Doc)

•Girls’ Question: If you were getting married and your fiancé was giving you a corbeille, what would you wish him to put in it? Clothes, furs, jewels?

• Boys’ Question: If you were getting married and you were giving your fiancée a corbeille, what would you put in it for her?

Test Tuesday•On Tuesday there will be a summative

test. You will be given a short short story that you have not seen before. You will be asked to identify one or more of the following in a paragraph:

•Characterization

•Allegory

• Foreshadowing

• Irony

•Symbolism

•Theme

Summary Groups

•1. Christine, Joel, Peter

•2. Jennifer, Min Woo, Johnny, Brian

•3. Michelle, Kane, Christopher, Amy

•4. June, Annabel, Janice

•5. Peter, Jin Won, Joseph, Anna

•6. Matthew, Terry, Molly

Symbolism in Desirée’s Baby

Concrete Noun Abstract Noun

Corbeille:“In the centre of the smoothly swept back yard was a great

bonfire...There were silk gowns, and velvet and satin

ones added to these; laces, too, and embroideries; bonnets and

gloves; for the corbeille had been of rare quality.”

Annotation•Re-read the story.

•In her description of the characters, Kate Chopin gives many hints about the ironic ending.

•“Young Aubigny's rule was a strict one, too, and under it his negroes had forgotten how to be gay, as they had been during the old master's easy-going and indulgent lifetime.”

•How is this a clue about the ironic ending?

Another Hint

• “It was a sad looking place, which for many years had not known the gentle presence of a mistress, old Monsieur Aubigny having married and buried his wife in France, and she having loved her own land too well ever to leave it.”

Download and re-read the pdf.

Pay special attention to the description that Kate Chopin gives of Armand and

Desirée.

As Ms. Sanders showed you, annotate every hint that you can find in the

description of these characters that foreshadows the ending. Use different colours for Armand and Desirée. E-mail

your annotated pdf to Ms. Sanders.

Characterization Supporting Irony

Desirée:She is always described as white and in white:“The young mother was recovering slowly, and

lay full length, in her soft white muslins and lace, upon a couch.”

“It is a lie; it is not true, I am white!”These quotes show from the beginning that Desirée is white, even though her husband

accuses her of being black.

“Kate Chopin’s descriptions of the characters Armand and Desirée foreshadows the ironic

ending by ___________.”

Then provide evidence to support this and explain WHY IT IS SIGNIFICANT!

How does Kate Chopin’s use of characterization foreshadow the ironic

ending in the story? Give some specific examples.