inpector calls and poetry Flashcards

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kamikaze quote : starts with he must

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he must have wondered which had been the better way to die

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kamikaze quote : starts with no longer

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no longer the father we loved

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kamikaze quote : starts with full

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full of power incantations

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poppies quote : starts with i listened

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i listened hoping to hear your playground voice

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poppies quote : starts with all my

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all my words rolled , flattened , turned to felt
(speakers struggle to express feelings,complexity of grief)

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poppies quote : starts with released

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released a song bird from its cage
(metaphor for caged emotions)

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poppies quote : starts with steeled

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steeled the softening of my face
(she wants to cry but not showing emotions)

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poppies context

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writing from the soldiers mothers point of view in the iraq war and the suffering of her sons death

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mrs birling quote : starts with girl

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girl of that class
(dismiss working class girls , destined for failure)

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mrs birling quote : starts with as if

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as if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money
(condescension towards eva)

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mrs birling quote : starts with go and look

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go and look for the father of this child , it’s his responsibility
(lack of sympathy and weak morals due to her money)

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mrs birling quote : starts with but I

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but i accept no blame for it at all
(lack of care as she has more money)

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mrs birling quote : starts with but I

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but i accept no blame for it at all
(lack of care as she has more money)

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mrs birling context

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lack of responsibility and respect towards lower classes , only charitable when it suits her

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ozymandias quote : half

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half sunk shattered visage lies
(dominance of nature)

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ozymandias quote : and wrinkled

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and wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
(callous personality and hubris)

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ozymandias quote : king

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king of kings
(hubris and arrogance)

18
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ozymandias quote : look

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look on my works , ye mighty and despair

19
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mr birling quote : titanic

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titanic … unsinkable absolutely unsinkable

20
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mr birling quote : it’s my

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it’s my duty to keep labour costs down

21
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mr birling quote : probably a

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probably a socialist or some sort of crank

22
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mr birling quote : they’d soon

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they’d soon be asking for the earth