Why does so much time elapse between Part I. and Part II. of the story?
In what lines do you find the main incident?
In the first prelude is Lowell describing a landscape of New England or Old England? Where is the story laid? What comment have you to make upon these facts?
Pick out the figures. Are they useful?
Can you find passages of exposition and description in this narrative? Why do you call it narration?
What is Lowell’s criticism upon himself? (See “Fable for Critics.”)
A CHRISTMAS CAROL.
(Riverside Literature Series, No. 57.)
Is the opening such as to catch the attention?
What is the essential idea in the description of Scrooge? Do all details enforce this idea? Do you know Scrooge?
In what paragraph does Dickens tell where the story occurs?