Preview
Copywork
About This Passage
Montgomery uses personification ('walls that ache') to render the room through Anne's empathetic consciousness. The repetition of 'bare' creates a rhythm of deprivation that mirrors Anne's emotional state. The passage models how a writer can make a physical space express a character's inner life — the room is not merely described but felt.
The whitewashed walls were so painfully bare and staring that she thought they must ache over their own bareness. The floor was bare, too, except for a round braided mat in the middle such as Anne had...
Full copywork activity with handwriting lines available in the complete study guide.
Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
In your own words, tell the story of this chapter. What were the most important moments? What made them important — and how do you know?
Discussion Questions
- Anne asks to be called Cordelia, then insists on 'Anne spelled with an E.' Why does the way a name looks and sounds matter so much to Anne? What does her attention to names reveal about what she values most — and how is this connected to her renaming the Avenue and the pond in Chapter 2?
- Marilla asks, 'What good would she be to us?' Matthew answers, 'We might be some good to her.' These two questions look at the same situation from opposite directions. Which question do you think is more important, and what does each question reveal about the person asking it?
+ 3 more questions in the complete study guide
Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
Glowing with inner light, as if lit from within
Item 2
Liveliness and spirit in someone's face or movement
Item 3
Looking unsure and uncomfortable about a situation
+ 7 more vocabulary words in the complete study guide
Critical Thinking
+ 5 more questions in the complete study guide
Get the complete study guide — free
Sign up and get your first book with every chapter included. Copywork, discussion questions, vocabulary, and critical thinking.
Sign up free