Character
Which character represents the plight (difficulties) of the working class?
Eva Smith
What technique is used? - 'mixed up like bees in a hive'
Simile
What do we call a doing word?
Verb
What were Priestley's political beliefs?
socialism
Which keyword means the upper class?
Upper echelons/ aristocracy
Which character is born into the upper echelons of society but marries down a social class?
Mrs Birling
What technique is used? - 'they will be taught it, in fire and blood and anguish'
metaphor and triple
What do we call a describing word?
What do we call the ability to move within social classes, which became easier after the second world war?
Social mobility
Which keyword means the exact opposite?
Antithesis
Which character believes himself to be a 'hard headed practical man of business'?
Mr Birling
What technique is used? - 'we are all members of one body'
metaphor
What do we call a thing that cannot be seen or touched? e.g. an emotion
Abstract noun
Why would a 1945 audience view Mr Birling as ignorant?
Titanic/ don't want war
Which keyword means the ultimate example of something?
Epitome
Which character is referred to a 'kid'?
Eric
What technique is used? - 'public scandal' in Act 3
Repetition
What do we call a person, place or a thing that can be touched?
Concrete noun
When did women first get the vote in England?
1918
Which keyword means a prejudice against women?
Misogyny
Who is described as having a 'fat carcass'?
Alderman Meggarty
What technique is used? - 'millions and millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths'
Hint - not repetition
Hyperbole - (Exaggeration)
What do we call a verb that is an instruction? e.g. Go, Look
Imperative verb
What became popularised in the 1940s to support the working classes, which Priestley supported?
The welfare state
Which key word means 'all knowing'?
Omniscient