6TH GRADE The Oval Portrait

The eyes of the woman in the portrait fill the narrator with SURPRISE/ SADNESS at first, but later with HAPPINESS/ HORROR.

The painter's wife SLEEPS/ DIES while her husband paints her portrait

The painter's wife hates his paintings because they take all of his TIME/MONEY .

Looking at his finished portrait of his wife, he thinks she looks BEAUTIFUL/ ALIVE.

What feelings does the young woman have for her husband?

What feelings did the narrator have for the oval portrait?

What feelings does the painter have for his work?

The painter's wife is becoming FAMOUS/ UNHEALTHY, but he never notices.

Nearly completed, the portrait makes the painter almost MAD/HAPPY

The painter loves his WIFE/ WORK more than anything in the world

The servant lights the FIRE/LAMP next to his employer's bed.