Quote 27: “I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel”

Question 1

“I am as ____ as a_____, I am as _____ as an _______”

Answer 1

“I am as light as afeather, I am as happy as an angel”

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Scrooge waking up on Christmas Day in Stave 5

Question 3

5 key features:

Answer 3

• simplistic similes: superficial level; so ebullient that he cannot articulate his thoughts fully to encapsulate his overjoyed state
• alternate: implies how uncomplicated an altruistic lifestyle is
• “light”- has been unburdened by sin. antithesis of marley and the “ponderous” chains that weigh him down
• juxtaposes w/ “stiffened” “gait” as he is now free and able to move at will
• religious reference: misanthropy is gone and now replaced with benevolence and philanthropy