WorksheetsY7 Methods: A Christmas Carol
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A Christmas Carol is an example of an ...............
Allegory
Elegy
Tragedy
Dystopia
Foreshadow
using the same sound or letter in consecutive words
hint at later events
to go back in time in the narrative
a release of emotions
juxtaposition
hinting at later events
shifting perspective
contrasting ideas
using the weather to symbolise emotion
Exposition
exaggeration
contrasting ideas
story's set up
conflict
protagonist
opposes the hero
assists
love interest
main character
flashback
an event/scene set earlier than the main narrative
the writer's hints about events to happen later in the narrative
when the focus shifts to another topic in the narrative
when the narrator changes
Imagery
figurative language
literal language
time shifts in the narrative
descriptive language that creates pictures of the text for the reader
Dialogue
summarising
exaggerate
characters' speech
lines of poetry
Personification
understating
human traits given to non human things
a similar sound or letter using in consecutive words
slang or common language - non standard English
Symbolism
something that represents a deeper meaning
to bring out pity or sadness in a reader
hints about what is to happen later
a story told within a story
archetypal
typical of something
characterised
exaggerating
inventive and clever
hyperbole
contrast
exaggeration
understated
biased
"hard and sharp as flint"
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Oxymoron
Fire is used as a _______ to represent the quantity of Christmas Spirit a character or scene might have.
Metaphor
Simile
Motif
Foil
Fred is Scrooge's foil. What is a foil?
A character that is another's opposite
A character who stops another from achieving their goal
The villain
The hero
When Scrooge sees his own grave - what point in the story is this?
Inciting incident
Climax
Denouement
Rising action
Marley's chains are a symbol of what?
Sin
Greed
Selflessness
Ignorance
A character who changes from who they are in the beginning of the story is called ................
Dynamic
Static
Scrooge is described in stave 1 with many references to cold weather to highlight that he is numb to the emotions of others and that he is mean spirited. What is this technique?
Simile
Juxtaposition
Personification
Semantic field
When Scrooge says 'decrease the surplus population' - he really means let the poor die. What is this statement an example of?
euphemism
interrogative phrase
Contrast
Symbolism
