Quote 11: “Deep, dull, hollow, melancholy ONE” Flashcards
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“_____, ______, ______, _______ ONE”
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“Deep, dull, hollow, melancholy ONE”
2
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who said it and when? who did they say it to? what is it about?
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Description of the church bells in Stave One
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5 key features:
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- Pathetic fallacy: tone is reflective of god’s disapproval of the sinful life of recalcitrant Scrooge
- asyndetic list of adjectives creates a sense of urgency. implies that scrooge’s time is running out
- requires “deep” moral awakening to penetrate his figurative exterior
- “dull” antonymous of typical church bell sound. abnormal which is reflective of Scrooge’s lifestyle.
- “hollow”: current existence is void of meaning.
