Stave 2 - ACC

• What literary device is represented by "Ding, dong"?

  Onomatopoeia
• What does the repetition in "Ding, dong" signify?

  It represents the four ghosts Scrooge will see
• How do the images of a child and an old man in the phrase reflect Scrooge's past?

  They juxtapose his childhood and old age experiences
• What does the adjective "old" suggest about Scrooge in relation to the ghost?

  It shows wisdom and a connection to the ghost
• What does the adjective "strange" imply about the spirit?

  It suggests the spirit is otherworldly and confusing
• What does the noun "child" imply about the ghost?

  It implies the ghost is innocent and non-threatening
• What does the repetition of "was" in Scrooge's statement signify?

  It emphasizes his connection to his childhood
• How do exclamatory sentences convey Scrooge's feelings?

  They convey his excitement and joy about his childhood home
• What does the verb "clasping" suggest about Scrooge's behavior?

  It shows he is acting like a child
• What does the adjective "crisp" reveal about Scrooge's memory?

  It shows he remembers tiny details vividly
• How does personification in "The crisp air laughed" affect the setting?

  It conveys a happy and joyous atmosphere
• What does the description of the ghost of Christmas past imply?

  It implies the ghost is unearthly and strange
• “it was a strange figure – like a child, yet not so like a child as like an old man”
• “Clasping his hands together, as he looked about him. “I was bred in this place. I was a boy here!””
• “The crisp air laughed”
• “Ding, dong”