Themes Flashcards
Scrooge giving out present on Christmas day Is an example of which theme?
Change.
‘As solitary as an oyster’ Why is this a good simile to describe Scrooge?
Hard on the outside and soft on the insides.
‘A tight-fisted hand at the grindstone ‘How does this describe Scrooge?
That he doesn’t want to give any money to charity.
Scrooge knew he was dead?Of course he did. How could it be otherwise? What could this tell you?
This could tell you that it was Scrooge who killed Marley.
‘I am the ghost of the Christmas past’What does this tell you?
That Marley is being the past back up.
‘Contrasting with the smooth white sheet of snow on the roofs and the dirty snow on the floor.’What is this trying to tell you?
This is telling you that the snow on the roof is nice and clean. The snow on the floor is dirty as people have been walking through it and carts have been going up and down.
‘The sky was gloomy and the shortest streets were choked up with dingy-mist.’What is dickens trying to describe?
Dickens is trying to describe the streets in London.
‘Scrooge never painted Old Marley name.’What is this telling you ?
This tells you that Scrooge didn’t really care about old Marley.
‘A squeezing,wrenching,grasping,scraping,clutching…’What technique is used here?
A list of gerunds.
‘Hard and sharp as a flint.’What technique is used in this quote?
Simile
‘There was an eager,greedy,restless motion in his eye.’How does this describe Scrooge?
He is angry.
How does dickens use language of business in belles breaking of the engagement?
He uses loss,gold and fortune.
‘She left him and they parted’What does this tell you?
This tells you that she said her words then left him.
Why do they include the second version of belle?
They include the second version of belle because they are showing Scrooge what he is missing out on.
‘Secret and self contained’What does this tell you?
This tells you that he is alone and has none to share his secrets with.
