Inspector

• 'If you're easy with me, I'm easy with you'


  Parallelism

  Symbolic of the message of equality

  Treats all characters equally regardless of class and gender
• 'Don't stammer and yammer at me again, man'


  Shows the Inspector having a complete lack of respect for Mr Birling despite the fact that he is his social superior

  Colloqualism introduced further reflects the Inspectors loss of patience
• 'There are millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths'


  Hyperbole to represent the victims of exploitation

  Explains the massive social responsibility that the Birling's have

  Polysyndeton - exploitation cycle is never-ending unless there is an impactful change

  Extended metaphor shows how widespread the Birling's actions can be
• 'Fire and blood and anguish'


  Polysyndeton - prolonged repercussions if the Birlings do not change their ideologies and accept social responsibility

  Semantic field of hell which puts more fear in the audience due to their deeply religious nature

  Potentially shows how the capitalist ways led to the war
• 'If there's nothing else, we will have to share our guilt'


  Refers to both a shared responsibility of Eva Smith's death and to our collective responsibility for others like Eva Smith
• 'Public men, Mr Birling, have responsibilities as well as privileges'


  States that people in power have a duty of responsibility which Mr Birling is blatantly neglecting