A Christmas Carol Quotes

Question 1

Marley was dead: to begin with

Answer 1

-Juxtaposition/ oxymoron “Dead” “Begin”
Marley dying causes the chain reaction of creating goodness in Scrooge. The day to day actions he does changes for the better.

Question 2

Old Marley was as dead as a doornail

Answer 2

• Connotations “doornail”
  Nails are usually cold, meaning that being cold inhabited both Marley and Scrooge.
  ‘Nail in the coffin’ Also suggests that Marley, and Scrooge, were heading to death fora long time.
• Repetition
  No one acknowledges the fact that Marley is dead, nor do they care. It was as if it was some kind of a shock, but he was destined for death for a long time as the repetition can suggest because it could be echoed throughout Marley’s life.

Question 3

Mind!

Answer 3

• Short sentences / colloquial
  Interrupt the flow of sentences in the book, which can suggest a colloquial style. It can immerse the reader in the story even more as the narrator is correcting themselves, like someone would while verbally telling a story. It also creates a slight pause, like Scrooge seemed to briefly pause when Marley died.

Question 4

Scrooge knew he was dead?

Answer 4

• Rhetorical question / colloquial
  It is as if the narrator or Scrooge was doubting the fact that Marley was dead, even though there was repetition of it throughout the first bit of Stave one.
  They were not sure is Marley dying was a good or bad thing, which resulted ultimately as a positive thing for Scrooge and the people around him.

Question 5

There was no doubt that Marley was dead

Answer 5

• Short sentences
  There were mainly short sentences when taking about Marley, he was briefly mentioned, had a brief life. However, it seemed as if people were double and triple checking that Marley was dead.
• Dentals, “Doubt” “Dead”.
  Creates a short and sudden sound, which can lead to distance between the character and the reader. It can show that both Marley and Scrooge were distant from the rest of the world and each other.

Question 6

Solemnised it with an undoubted bargain

Answer 6

• Foreshadowing
  Builds on what we already knew about Scrooge and in some ways predicts what we will yet to find out about Scrooge. This is because he is eager to get a profit from everything.

Question 7

Even Scrooge was not cut up by the sad event.

Answer 7

• Connotations
  Scrooge was cold and emotionless, even though his “sole friend” was gone. The harsh gutterals in “Cold” and “Scrooge” suggest.

Question 8

… His sole friend and his sole mourner

Answer 8

• List
  This emphasised how alone him and Marley were as they were most things for each other.
• Possesive pronoun “His”
  They were alone because it seems like they were everything for each other,which the list can also suggest.

Question 9

Must be distinctly understood, or nothing wonderful can come of this story.

Answer 9

• Foreshadowing/Juxtaposition
  There will be something good that comes from Marley’s death, which is foreshadowed. As a result, scrooge is forced to change his habits.

Question 10

Stave one.

Answer 10

• Connotations
  The whole novella has a theme of music, as each chapter is a “stave”. The name of “a Christmas Carol” shows that it is ongoing like a bit of music. Also, music often has positive connotations around it, especially with the theme of Christmas.