I stood in the back of the crowd, watching as the elf king walked towards the pulpit where the human queen already stood in all the grandness of the twelve regions. She stood, her head held high, her long white hair from years of war flowing freely in the gentle breeze. Her dress was made of golden silk with details of white flowers patterned onto the fabric. She represented the best the human kind had to offer, a willingness to bow and say that this centuries long war would be put to an end.
The elf king dipped his head in return, he was wearing long royal blue robes, his short brown hair pushed back as he straightened again. Setting his quill in the ink first he signed his name followed shortly by our queen.
They shook hands and the crowd cheered. The war was over.
Hope this isn't too long, and hope you like my writing. Just whipped this up. ^-^
What do you need help with ?
I will correct the mistakes in the sentences:
A. I thought I seen him in the yard.
Mistake! It should be:
A. I thought I saw him in the yard.
C. When had you saw him last?
Mistake! It should be:
C. When had/have you seen him last?
D. Mary sawed that man again yesterday.
Mistake! It should be:
D. Mary saw that man again yesterday.
So, options A, C and D have mistakes, but option D does not have a mistake in it!
Maupassant also uses irony, which is when what you expect to happen is the opposite of what actually happens, and this is the driving force behind the surprise ending. It's ironic that the necklace is fake because Mathilde and her husband went into such debt to replace it.
