Who said that?
"Bah, Humbug!"
Who is Ebenezer Scrooge?
Which of the following would best describe Scrooge at the beginning of the novel?
“His face was ruddy and handsome; his eyes sparkled.”
“He was a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, covetous old sinner.”
“The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it had cost a fortune.”
“I cannot rest. I cannot stay. I cannot linger anywhere.”
What is number 2?
"Mrs. Cratchit entered with the pudding like a speckled cannonball."
What is a simile?
The name of the author. (First and last)
Who is Charles Dickens?
Comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
"I cannot linger anywhere. My spirit never walked beyond our counting-house-mark me- in life my spirit never roved beyond the narrow limits of our money-changing hole."
Who is Jacob Marley?
Which piece of text evidence best supports the claim that Scrooge has experienced a change of heart by the end of the story?
Why, it’s Ali Baba!” Scrooge exclaimed in ecstasy. “It’s dear old honest Ali Baba!”- Scrooge
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” - Scrooge
“Scrooge entered timidly, and hung his head before the spirit.”
“Scrooge was not a man to be frightened by echoes.”
What is number 2?
"Ding dong! "A quarter past," said Scrooge, counting.
What is onomatopoeia
The setting of A Christmas Carol. (time and place)
What is London, England in the 1800s?
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things
What is personification?
And therefore, uncle, though it (Christmas) has never put a scrap of silver or gold in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!"
Who is Fred? (Scrooge's nephew)
Which of the following quotes best describes Fezziwig?
a. "He was.... a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner!"
b. "A solitary child, neglected by his friends..."
c. "The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a fortune."
d. "What business had he to be married to a princess?"
What is C?
"If I had my will... every idiot who goes around with Merry Christmas on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should!
What is hyperbole?
The city Charles Dickens was born in.
What is Kent, England?
An indirect reference to another literary work.
What is an allusion?
"What! Would you soon put out with worldly hands the light that I now give?"
Who is the ghost of Christmas past?
Which quote best describes the ghost of Christmases yet to come?
a. "I wear the chain I made in life...""I made it link by link and yard by yard."
b. "It was a strange figure- like a child; yet not so like a child as like an old man, viewed through some supernatural medium, which gave him the appearance of having receded from the view..."
c. "In easy state upon the couch there sat a jolly Giant, glorious to see who bore a glowing torch, in shape not unlike Plenty's horn."
d. "It was shrouded in a deep black garment, which concealed its head, its face, its form and left nothing of it visible save one outstretched hand."
What is d.?
"Why did I walk through the crowds of fellow beings with my eyes turned down and never raise them to that blessed star which led the Wise Men to a poor abode?"
What is allusion? (biblical)
The motivation for writing A Christmas Carol. (at least 2 reasons)
Possible answers: Dickens was struggling financially, to bring to light the plight of the poor, to inspire people to be more generous and adopt the Christmas Spirit
An exagerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally
What is hyperbole?
"God bless us, every one!"
Who is Tiny Tim?
Which of the following quotes would best describe Jacob Marley?
“They were portly gentlemen, pleasant to behold, and now stood with their hats off.”
“His face was ruddy and handsome; his eyes sparkled.”
“The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it had cost a fortune.”
“I cannot rest. I cannot stay. I cannot linger anywhere.”
What is number 4?
"He thought that such another creature, quite as graceful and full of promise, might have called him father and been a springtime in the haggard winter of his life."
What is an analogy?
Charles Dickens was born in this year.
What is 1812?
Widely used phrase with a nonliteral meaning
What is an idiom?