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Explore how Dickens presents the last Spirit in this extract.
Creepy
"slowly, gravely, silently, approached"
rule of three
adverbs
"dusky shroud"
shroud - wrap the dead in, to do with death
"the upper portion of the garment contracted for an instant in its fold"
weird way of describing a nod
The effect the Spirit has on Scrooge
"Scrooge bent down upon his knee"
"Scrooge feared the silent shape so much that his legs trembled beneath him"
"thrilled him with a vague uncertain horror"
Scrooge says "I fear you more than any Spectre I have seen"
Mysterious
"shrouded in a deep black garment"
verb - shrouded
deep black - adjectives
"concealed his head"
verb - concealed
concealed its head, its face, its form
rule of three
'scatter gloom and misery' - abstract nouns = metaphor
Silent + Unfriendly
"the Spirit answered not"
Scrooge asks questions
"Scrooge pursued"
verb
"inclined its head...that was the only answer he received"
Appearance
"talll and stately"
imposing
adjectives
(Scrooge) "could see nothing but a spectral hand