Fireside Stories
Author of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"
Dr. Seuss
Christmas carols are considered this type of literature
Poetry
Put this letter infront of -mas, and you have a Christmas abbreviation that comes from the Greek language
X
"Let it snow / Let it snow / Let it snow"
Repetition
An example of a _________ from Christmas is "it's the thought that counts, not the money."
Theme
"Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse"
"'Twas the Night Before Christmas"
Lyrics: "This year, to save me from tears, I'll give it to someone special"
"Last Christmas"
Um.....literally "Christmas"
"Walking in a Winter Wonderland"
Alliteration
The Abominable Snowman was this type of character in the classic "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
Antagonist
"Bah humbug!" Who wrote "A Christmas Carol"?
Charles Dickens
Lyrics: "a thrill of hope / the weary world rejoices"
"O Holy Night"
Manger
Frosty the Snowman waved goodbye
Personification
In the movie Christmas Vacation, Clark's boss not giving him a bonus is this intense part of the plot
Climax
These three Gospels are called Synoptic Gospels
Matthew, Mark, and Luke
Lyrics: "Candy Canes and Silver Lanes Aglow"
"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"
"Advent" means to do this for the coming birth of Jesus
Prepare
'Twas is an old abbreviation for
It was
In Home Alone, Kevin learns to adapt and resourcefully protect himself. What type of character is he?
Dynamic
This story by O. Henry is about a couple who spends all of their money to buy each other Christmas gifts. It's named after the 3 Wise Men
"Gift of the Magi"
Lyrics: "Star of wonder / star of night"
"We Three Kings of Orient Are"
"Word Among Us"
"We're going to have the hap-hap-happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap danced with Danny Kaye"
Hyperbole or Allusion
The Heat Miser and the Snow Miser are this type of contrasting characters
Foil Characters