The Little Match Girl Flashcards
How was the weather that night?
Bitterly cold and snow was falling
What was the girl wearing?
She was wearing an old apron, she was bareheaded, and her mother’s slippers that were too big for her
How did the girl lose her slippers?
She had lost them as she ran across the street to escape from two carriages being driven terribly fast, one could not be found and a boy had run off with the other saying that I would come in very handy as a cradle when he had children of his own
What was the speciality of that night
It was New Year’s Eve
Where did the girl huddle down?
She huddled down in a heap in a corner formed by two houses, one of which projected further into the street
“She pulled one out -scr-r-ratch!” - What is the figure of speech used here?
Onomatopoeia
What did the girl see in the first vision?
The girl was sitting in front of a great iron stove with polished brass knobs and brass ornaments
What did the girl see in her second vision?
The light of her match fell upon the wall and made the bricks as transparent as gauze, she could see right through the wall.
What did the girl see inside the room in the second vision?
She saw a shining white cloth was spread on the table. It was covered with beautiful China and at the centre of it stood a roast goose stuffed with prunes and apples steaming deliciously ready to be eaten.
What did the roast goose do?
The roast goose hopped down form its dish, waddled across the floor, with a carving knife and fork in its back and waddled straight up to the girl.
What was stuffed in the roast goose?
prunes and apples
What was the third vision?
The girl struck another match and she was sitting under the most beautiful, great, glorious, Christmas tree
How was the christmas tree the girl saw in her third vision?
It was much larger and much lovelier than the one she had seen through the glass doors of the rich merchant’s house
What was the fourth vision?
The girl saw her dead grandmother in the fourth vision
Who is the author of the story ‘The Little Match Girl’?
Hans Christian Anderson
What type of story is this?
Didactic Story
What is a didactic story?
A story that is intended to teach people a moral lesson
Bitterly meaning?
Extremely
Gloom meaning?
Darkness
Penny meaning?
A British coin and unit of money
Crept meaning?
Moved with body close to the ground
Huddled meaning?
Held the arms and legs close to the body because of cold weather
tucked meaning?
Put something into a small space to make it comfortable
Spluttered meaning?
Made an explosive sound
