A Christmas Carol
Purpose for reading
what clues in this title are supposed to help me to preview the content of this play before I read it?
what clues in this title are supposed to help me to preview the content of this play before I read it?
The title speaks for itself, as the reader immediately knows that he/she is reading a story about Chirstmas...... carol denotes a song..... or tale. Both of those connotations alert the reader that the story is fiction.