inpector calls and poetry Flashcards
kamikaze quote : starts with he must
he must have wondered which had been the better way to die
kamikaze quote : starts with no longer
no longer the father we loved
kamikaze quote : starts with full
full of power incantations
poppies quote : starts with i listened
i listened hoping to hear your playground voice
poppies quote : starts with all my
all my words rolled , flattened , turned to felt
(speakers struggle to express feelings,complexity of grief)
poppies quote : starts with released
released a song bird from its cage
(metaphor for caged emotions)
poppies quote : starts with steeled
steeled the softening of my face
(she wants to cry but not showing emotions)
poppies context
writing from the soldiers mothers point of view in the iraq war and the suffering of her sons death
mrs birling quote : starts with girl
girl of that class
(dismiss working class girls , destined for failure)
mrs birling quote : starts with as if
as if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money
(condescension towards eva)
mrs birling quote : starts with go and look
go and look for the father of this child , it’s his responsibility
(lack of sympathy and weak morals due to her money)
mrs birling quote : starts with but I
but i accept no blame for it at all
(lack of care as she has more money)
mrs birling quote : starts with but I
but i accept no blame for it at all
(lack of care as she has more money)
mrs birling context
lack of responsibility and respect towards lower classes , only charitable when it suits her
ozymandias quote : half
half sunk shattered visage lies
(dominance of nature)
ozymandias quote : and wrinkled
and wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
(callous personality and hubris)
ozymandias quote : king
king of kings
(hubris and arrogance)
ozymandias quote : look
look on my works , ye mighty and despair
mr birling quote : titanic
titanic … unsinkable absolutely unsinkable
mr birling quote : it’s my
it’s my duty to keep labour costs down
mr birling quote : probably a
probably a socialist or some sort of crank
mr birling quote : they’d soon
they’d soon be asking for the earth