subject terminology

Question 1

bildungsroman

Answer 1

class of novel that depicts and explores the manner in which the protagonist develops morally - acc is a bildungsroman

Question 2

how is acc a bildungsroman

Answer 2

A Christmas Carol is a bildungsroman as it tracks the spiritual and moral education of Ebenezer Scrooge as he follows the journey of redemption and learns to embody the spirit of christmas and true christian values

Question 3

transformation

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a change in something

Question 4

the action of saving or being saved from sin

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redemption

Question 5

3rd person omniscient narrator

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the person whos telling the story who seemingly knows everything - this is used in acc

Question 6

stave

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used instead of chapters or acts

Question 7

greed

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selfish desire for more than one needs

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avarice

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excessive desire for wealth specifically

Question 9

predestination

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you believe that people have no control over events because everything has already been decided by a power such as God or fate. (kinda like determinism)

Question 10

free will

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having a choice over what happens in our life

Question 11

poverty

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when your resources are well below your minimum needs.

Question 12

class

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order in society based on wealth

Question 13

isolation

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the state of one who is alone.

Question 14

synonyms for isolation

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solitude {willful}
seclusion

Question 15

class of novel that depicts and explores the manner in which the protagonist develops morally

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bildungsroman

Question 16

the action of saving or being saved from sin

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redemption

Question 17

a change in something

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transformation

Question 18

the person whos telling the story who seemingly knows everything - this is used in acc

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third person omniscient narrator

Question 19

allegory

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a story that has a hidden meaning typically moral or political

Question 20

a story that has a hidden meaning typically moral or political

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allegory

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the main character

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protagonist

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tone

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how the narrator speaks- also seen through description

Question 23

using something to represent ideas or qualities

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symbolism

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a feeling something bad will happen

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foreboding

Question 25

saying the same thing more than once for emphasis

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repetition

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repetition

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saying the same thing more than once for emphasis

Question 27

language that connects 5 senses to create an image or description

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sensory language

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sensory language

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language that connects 5 senses to create an image or description

Question 29

prolepsis

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fast forward into future - stave 4

Question 30

fast forward

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prolepsis

Question 31

mirroring

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when a character resembles another character to reveal something - scrooge and marley

Question 32

parallel structures

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using the same pattern of words to show two or more ideas have same importance

Question 33

using the same pattern of words to show two or more ideas have same importance

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parallel structures

Question 34

tension / suspense

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anticipation as the outcome is uncertain

Question 35

anticipation as the outcome is uncertain - i.e stave 4

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tension and suspense

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cyclical structure

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beginning mirrors end

Question 37

when something is represented as more than it rlly is

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exaggeration

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interrogative

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question that seeks to find something out - often quite assertive - scrooge uses this with gocp but not as much with the others showing his transformation

Question 39

a name which gives the reader an idea of characters personality*

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characternym

Question 40

an indirect reference to a concept or theme

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allusion

Question 41

indirect reference to christianity

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biblical allusion

Question 42

when a word or phrase is repeated in sentences to give the phrase of the sentences emphasis or a stronger, or different, tone

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anaphora

Question 43

anaphora

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when a word or phrase is repeated in sentences to give the phrase of the sentences emphasis or a stronger, or different, tone

Question 44

antithesis

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when contrasting ideas are placed next to each other in a text typically to empasise how opposite they are
- freds “cheerful voice” after scrooge described
- freds dinner party after cratchits small meal / want and ignorance after freds dinner party
- reactions to scrooges death after reactions to tiny tims

Question 45

epitome

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perfect / ultimate embodiment of a quality

Question 46

interjection

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a sudden remark often interrupting - bah humbug

Question 47

a sudden remark often interrupting - bah humbug

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interjection

Question 48

moral imperative

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instruction of what is right and wrong , the ghosts provide this

Question 49

instruction of what is right and wrong , the ghosts provide this

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moral imperative

Question 50

poetic justice

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when characters get what they deserve normally associated with irony - scrooge was neglected as a kid and in death his grave was neglected

Question 51

semantic field

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when words are linked by a theme or topic - i.e stave for beetling shop described using semantic field of depravation and decay

Question 52

superlative

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adjective describing the highest degree of something - gocp had clothing “of the purest white”

Question 53

adjective describing the highest degree of something - gocp had clothing “of the purest white”

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superlative