Mr Birling Key Language & Structural Techniques Flashcards
1
Q
dramatic irony
A
dramatic irony
2
Q
Exclamatory sentence
A
he’s passionate and convinced about what he’s saying
3
Q
Titanic symbolizes his own family
A
believes they are untouchable until the Inspector arrives giving them a rude awakening.
4
Q
language changes
A
His language changes when the Inspector arrives as he speaks in short, sharp fragments and uses lots of dashes.
5
Q
His language becomes more colloquial
A
His language becomes more colloquial ‘y’know’ which conveys how his authority is breaking down
6
Q
He often uses ‘I’
A
He often uses ‘I’ which conveys his selfish attitude, however, as the play continues he switches to the inclusive pronoun ‘we’ to diminish the scale of the problem (Eva’s death) and shift blame.
7
Q
He uses understatement
A
‘it would be very awkward wouldn’t it?’
