His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! What does this mean?
His cheeks and nose were red from the cold
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow! Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below. What does the author mean when he writes the moon "gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below"?
The moon was so bright it looked like daytime outside.
And mamma in her kercheif, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap. What does the author mean when he writes they "Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap"?
The parents were sleeping through the night
Away to the window I flew like a flash, tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. What does the author mean when he writes "tore open the shutters and threw up the sash"?
To open the window and look outside
And then in a twinkling I heard on the roof. The praneing and pawing of each little hoof. What does this mean?
They heard Santa and the reindeer land on the roof