An inspector calls

• "You're squiffy" - Sheila to Eric (Act 1)


  -Shows brother sister relationship.

  -Shows Eric drinks too much
• Mr Birling: "I speak as a hard headed business man" (Act 1)


  -Shows his pride in his hard earned success.

  -Hard hearted
• Mr Birling: "Unsinkable, completely unsinkable" (Act 1)

  -Dramatic Irony. (Titanic would sink)

  -Titatnic is a metaphor for the family.
• "We really must stop these silly pretences" Sheila to Mrs Birling. (Act 2)

  -Sheila can understand the Inspectors message.

  -Shows a barrier growing between mother and daughter.
• "Girls of that class" Mrs Birling to The Inspector (Act 2)


  - Mrs Birling is big headed, she thinks her social standing is higher then others.

  -Emphasis on 'that' shows her strong opinion on the lower class.
• Gerald: "She was very pretty- soft brown hair and big dark eyes" (Act 2)


  -He shows how much he noticed the positive features of her to take the attention away from what he has done.
• Eric: "Youre not the kind of father a chap could go to when hes in trouble" (Act 2)


  -Shows the weak relationship between father and son.

  -Eric hasnt had anyone he could count on for something other than money.
• The Inspector: "We are members of one body. We are responsoble for each other" (Act 3)


  -This is the main message of The Inspector.

  -Opposes Mr Birling's views.
• "Everythings alright now Sheila" Gerald to Sheila. (Act 3)

  -Gerald hasnt understood the message of The Inspector.

  -Doesnt see that Sheila has been changed by the visit of The Inspector.
• The Inspector: "Each of you helped to kill her" (Act 3)


  -Trys to make the family feel guilty.

  -Shows that nobody in the family is without blame.
• Ozymandias: Key concepts

  Power,pride,arrogance,loss and art
• London: Key concepts


  Poverty, conflict,power and religion
• The Prelude: Key concepts


  Hubris,spiritual, nature,power
• My last Duchess: Key concepts


  Unfaithful,possessive,control,arrogance
• Charge of the light brigade: Key concepts

  Stress,political,heros,hopelessness,glory
• Exposure: Key concepts


  Misery,bravery,suffering,weather
• Storm on the island: Key concepts

  Isolation,weather,fear,power
• Bayonet charge: Key concepts


  Young,violence,panic,destruction
• Remains: Key concepts


  Trauma,PTSD,death,pain,fear
• Poppies: Key concepts


  Religious,longing,bonds,sacrifice
• War photographer: Key concepts

  Horrors,PTSD,religion,publicity
• Kamikaze: Key concepts


  Social,honour,neglection,culture
• What describes the king in Ozymandias?

  He is cold hearted and a arrogant ruler, the king has much power which he loses and becomes insignificant.
• What does the king become in 'Ozymandias'?


  A 'colossal wreck' he stands all alone in the desert isolated and abandoned. Shelly emphasises that power is not important.
• What is is the context for 'London'?

  The poem is set during a time in england where there was poverty, child labour and a war with france.
• What the poem 'london' challenging?

  It criticizes people who have power such as the church, monarchy and the wealthy. It focuses about the way people are sacrificed for the powerful.
• How does mountain overpower the boat and man in the 'Prelude'?

  'A little boat' emphasises how insignificant they both are. Could be be a reference to a man made object and how it is nothing to pure nature.
• How does the 'prelude' show that the man is fearful of the mountain?

  There is a repetition of 'craggy' which suggest that he is losing any words to describe the massive structure.
• What does the duke hint throughout 'my last duchess'?

  Throughout he hints that he killed the duchess because she was unfaithful. Her 'spot of joy' angered him because he had no control.
• Why did the duke become angry with the duchess?

  Because she treasured all the presents she received and ranked them all the same which made the arrogant sire upset.
• What kind of rhythm is in 'the charge of the light brigade'?

  The dactylic rhythm mimics the galloping of the horses in the valley.
• Why is the structure interesting in 'the charge of the light brigade?'

  The repetition of the structure emphasises the poor soldiers journey under heavy fire into 'the jaws of death
• What is fighting the soldiers in 'exposure'?

  Personification of the wind is brutal and attacking them, they become exposed to the horrific conditions.
• Who abandoned the soildgers in 'exposure'?

  God has abandoned them, and they have abandoned god their own love and trust in god has died.
• What is the context for 'Storm on the island'?

  The writer lived in ireland and grew up in a farming community, he uses are large number of natural images in his poems.
• What is the structure for 'Storm on the island'?

  The verses are unrhymed and gives it a very controversial tone.
• How does the 'bayonet charge' poem start?


  In medias res, which means it suddenly begins in the middle of the action.
• How are the soldiers made to seem young in 'bayonet charge'?

  The repetition of 'raw' makes the soldiers seem young and naive, it also gives a connotation of fresh meat in the battle field.
• Why does the person suffer PTSD in 'Remains', what makes one death significant?

  There was a strong level of uncertainty and they are haunted by the fact that they killed someone anyway despite the fact 'possibly armed possibly not
• Why was the death in 'remains' so horrific for the speaker?

  Because the images are played slowly, the violent scene of the person getting shot is emphasised as the speaker sees 'every round and it rips through his life