Quote 30: “golden sunlight” Flashcards

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“_____ sunlight”

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“golden sunlight”

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

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Describing the weather on Christmas Day in Stave 5

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5 key features:

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  • “golden” synonymous with things of value. no longer worships a golden idol but views his 2nd chance as extremely valuable
  • “sunlight” connotations of a new day
  • pleonasm: used to emphasise the strength of the newfound enlightenment that was bestowed upon Scrooge
  • pathetic fallacy: illustrates a heavenly and angelic atmosphere
  • juxtaposes w/ previous staves. “fog” (ignorance) is gone.
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