Quote 11: “Deep, dull, hollow, melancholy ONE” Flashcards

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“_____, ______, ______, _______ ONE”

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“Deep, dull, hollow, melancholy ONE”

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who said it and when? who did they say it to? what is it about?

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Description of the church bells in Stave One

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5 key features:

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  • Pathetic fallacy: tone is reflective of god’s disapproval of the sinful life of recalcitrant Scrooge
  • asyndetic list of adjectives creates a sense of urgency. implies that scrooge’s time is running out
  • requires “deep” moral awakening to penetrate his figurative exterior
  • “dull” antonymous of typical church bell sound. abnormal which is reflective of Scrooge’s lifestyle.
  • “hollow”: current existence is void of meaning.
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