A Christmas Carol Stave 1-3 Test Terms and Vocabulary Preview

In addition to having read the first three staves of Dickens' Christmas Carol here are some things you should know before tomorrow's test.

Literary Terms

• Allusion
• Alliteration
• Anaphora
• Character Development
• Contrast
• Flashback
• Foreshadowing
• Monosyllabic
• Omniscient Narrator
• Onomatopoeia
• Oxymoron
• Paradox
• Parallelism
• Personification
• Point of View
• Pun
• Rhyme
• Sensory Imagery (Auditory, Gustatory, Olfactory, Tactile, Visual)
• Simile
• Synonym

Mood/Tone Words

• Apologetic
• Festive
• Jubilant
• Pedantic
• Rational
• Sarcastic
• Sentimental
• Speculative

Vocabulary

• Agitated
• Blithe
• Detestable
• Livid
• Melancholy
• Morose
• Ominous
• Sordid