An Inspector Calls: Writer's Methods and Techniques (OCR GCSE English Literature): Quizzes
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What technique does Priestley use through Birling's predictions about the future?
What technique does Priestley use through Birling's predictions about the future?
Dramatic irony
What example of Birling's predictions shows dramatic irony?
What example of Birling's predictions shows dramatic irony?
The Titanic being 'unsinkable'
What does dramatic irony criticise in the play?
What does dramatic irony criticise in the play?
Arrogance & ignorance of upper class
What does Inspector Goole serve as in the play?
What does Inspector Goole serve as in the play?
Mouthpiece for Priestley's views
What themes does the Inspector guide characters to reflect on?
What themes does the Inspector guide characters to reflect on?
Social responsibility & guilt
How does the play end?
How does the play end?
On a cliffhanger
What does the cliffhanger ending involve?
What does the cliffhanger ending involve?
Phone call about a real inspector
What does the cliffhanger reveal about the plot's nature?
What does the cliffhanger reveal about the plot's nature?
Its cyclical nature
How is the play's structure described?
How is the play's structure described?
A 'well-made play'
What type of play is it structured as?
What type of play is it structured as?
A morality play
What do the Inspector and photograph symbolise?
What do the Inspector and photograph symbolise?
Justice, guilt & societal change