Mr Birling - Meaning Flashcards
1
Q
“The Titanic…unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable”
A
Repetition,
Dramatic irony
May symbolise his own arrogance towards the wider world,
2
Q
“Hard-headed businessman”
A
Alliteration
Could be a play on words using the double meaning of hard headed possibly meaning dense or in other words not very intelligent
3
Q
“Lower costs and higher prices”
A
Sums up his capitalist views
Juxtaposition of each other - may relate to the context behind the poem with capitalism vs socialism
