Quote 14: “From the crown of its head there sprung a bright, clear, jet of light”

Question 1

“From the _____ of its head there sprung a ____,_____, _____of _____”

Answer 1

“From the crown of its head there sprung a bright,clear, jet of light”

Question 2

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

Answer 2

description of the Ghost of Christmas Past

Question 3

5 key features:

Answer 3

• Metaphor: spirit came to enlighten scrooge and guide him towards the figurative path of redemption
• Light imagery through powerful adjectives: not hindered by ignorance which immensely juxtaposes w/ scrooge
• “bright” impossible to dismiss. scrooge would be voluntarily ignorant if he ignored it
• “clear”- axiomatic that this virtuous path should be followed
• “jet” contextualises the force needed to infiltrate Scrooge’s intransigent exterior