Embedded and contextualised example: When the Ghost of Christmas Future first enters in Stave 4, he is said to do so “slowly, gravely, silently.”
Reasons for learning it:
Easy to learn
Triad of adverbs which are each symbolic of the future itself, which the ghost is a symbol of - the future approaches us slowly, it is scary - evocative of death - and we don’t see (or hear) it coming - it is stealthy and unknowable
What phrase describes the state of the dead man in Scrooge's vision?
“plundered and bereft, unwatched, unwept, uncared for”
“I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future”
Embedded and contextualised example: Before the Ghost of Christmas Future leaves, Scrooge vows to change, claiming he will “liveinthePast,thePresent,andtheFuture” from now on.
Reasons for learning it:
It’s one of the keymessages of the entire novel
You can analyse the symbolism of the three proper nouns in the triad: the Past, the Present and the Future as represented by the lessons of the three spirits
You can analyse the modal verb “will” in terms of its certainty