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christmas carol Flashcards

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published?

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1972

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what disease did she have when writing this

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Suffering from Grave’s disease which led to a questioning of faith and spiritual love

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use of monosyllabic words at the start

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The opening stanza’s monosyllabic words creates monotony, adding to the bleakness of the atmosphere described.

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what does the bleak midwinter symbolise

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earth before christ, barren and full of sin

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water like a stone link?

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suggests sin ‘heart like a stone’

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snow on snow repetition significance

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suffocating nature of sin that fills earth pre christ

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‘Heaven and earth’ biblical reference

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book of revelation where heaven and earth flee from gods presence

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significance of array of animals

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inclusivity of gods love

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significance of narrator giving their heart

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shifts from material offerings to devotion

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