Stave 4

• “My little, little child!” cried Bob. “My little child!”


  1. Repetition - the repetition of “little”
  2. Exclamative sentence - exaggerates Tiny Tim’s death
• “Spirit!” he cried, tight clutching at its robe, “Hear me! I am not the man I was.” For the first time, the hand appeared to shake.


  1. Exclamative sentences
  2. Direct address - not only does it show how desperate he is to live, it also shows his willingness to learn (shows Scrooge’s redemption)
• “I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future!” Scrooge repeated


  1. Repetition - exaggerates the importance of Scrooge’s transformation
  2. Model verb - “will” is an obligation that Scrooge is going to live in the past, present, and future
  3. Exclamative sentence - almost as if he was shouting for the GOC Yet to Come to let him go