The Princess and the Pea: Visual Elements

The Princess and the Pea: Visual Elements

by Jasmine Pierce

Multiple Choice

Describe the visual.

• The visual displays happy princesses waiting for their prince

• The visual displays sad princesses as the prince rides away on his horse

• The visual displays mad princesses who are upset at the prince

Multiple Choice

How does the visual contribute to the meaning of the text?

• This proves that looks can be deceiving because even though they look like princesses, the prince knows they're not

• The visual shows us that the prince is traveling from princess to princess in a fancy carriage

• This proves that there is no such thing as a real princess and the prince will never be happy

Multiple Choice

Describe the visual.

• The visual shows a young girl arriving at the palace. The dark colors represent a storm. 

• The visual shows the princes sister running away from the storm. 

• The visual shows a young girl arriving at the palace. The dark colors represent how angry the girl is.

Multiple Choice

How does the visual contribute to the text?

• The image shows a young girl, who is obviously a princess and has come to marry the prince. The image shows that prince has finally found his princess. 

• The image shows a real princess walking in the storm, which isn't typical. The image shows that things aren't always as they appear. 

Multiple Select

Describe the visual. (Pick two!)

• The visual shows the palace servants bringing mattresses to the bed. 

• The visual shows the prince getting the room ready for the young girl. 

• The image shows the queen placing a pea on the bed as a test.

• The image shows the palace preparing for the wedding of the prince and princess. 

Multiple Choice

How does the visual contribute to the text?

• The queen knew that the girl did not look like a princess, and needed more evidence to believe she was a princess.

• The queen knew she was a princess and could not wait to prepare her a room in the palace.

Multiple Select

Describe the visual. (Choose two!)

• The image shows the girls climbing into the bed of 20 mattresses and 20 quilts

• The visual shows how tall the bed is that the girl must sleep in to prove that she is a real princess

• The visual shows the girl looking for the pea under all the mattresses

• The visual shows the girl rolling off the bed and landing really hard on the floor.

Multiple Choice

How does the visual contribute to the text?

• The visual displays the willingness of the girl to prove that her looks does not define her royalty. 

• The visual displays how annoyed the young girl is about having to climb 20 mattresses. 

Multiple Select

Exit Slip: Describe the visual and how it contributes to the text.

• The image shows the prince and the newly found princess getting married.

• The visual shows that the girl now looks like a real princess, although she did not before which supports the theme to not judge a book by it's cover. 

• The image shows the prince and his mother planning his wedding to the princess. 

• The visual shows that the girl is a princess which supports the theme to stand up for what you believe in. 

• The image shows the prince telling the young girl that she is no longer welcome at the palace because she lied about being a princess.