Y5 Problem Solving

Scrooge Analysis

Description

When describing Scrooge, Dickens uses many techniques, such as similes. A simile in the first paragraph is, ‘hard and sharp as flint’ this means that Scrooge is tough and that he cuts everybody out. Flint is used as a weapon which means Scrooge’s words could hurt people.

Another technique is metaphors, an example is, ‘but he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone’ which means he doesn’t give away money and he doesn’t like spending money. Another technique used in this extract is alliteration, an example is, ‘secret, self-contained and solitary’ this shows that he is cut off form everyone, he is lonely, and he doesn’t like being open with people. When Dickens describes Scrooge’s face, he uses words like, ‘red eyes, thin blue lips’, when it says red eyes it shows Scrooge gets angry and is threatening.

Action

When Dickens are writing the third paragraph, he is showing Scrooge’s interactions with others. In the paragraph it shows that no one talks to Scrooge, people find him scary so nobody stopped to talk to him, nobody asked him for money if people saw him, they would dodge him. Dickens uses the adjective melancholy which means sad, which is a powerful word he repeats it too. This emphasises the fact has really sad and beguiled means pass time which shows that Scrooge has nothing to do except work. When Dickens is writing the actions of Scrooge he focus on repetition by saying he does the same every night as it says he checks his bank book every night, and he never changes his routine.

Dialogue

Scrooge says Bah! Humbug! Whenever he doesn’t know what to say. Dickens uses rhetorical questions such as, ‘what right have you to be merry?’ This means Scrooge doesn’t like it when people are merry and to show the difference between him and his nephew. His nephew is happy, whereas he isn’t. Dickens use reporting clauses like returned meaning come back.

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String Printing

Curious

Add a spoonful of mystery

Mix with a portion of longing

Throw in a bowl of adventure

And a pinch of a kitten jumping over a wall you cannot follow

Take a teaspoon of wonder

Sprinkle some excitement

Dish out a helping of energy

And picture mystery at every turn

Add a feeling of freedom

A maze of mayhem

Fold over some brain power

And heat the oven to 80 degrees to mix in some fearlessness

Whisk in some direction

When knowing steams up the dessert is nearly done

Layer pleasure on top

And serve to your kitten to stop them from jumping over walls

By Isabella and Paige 6CH

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