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Simile
Idiom
Symbolism
Effective adjective
Euphemism
The Inspector represents high moral values
Birling emphasises his relief when he says "the whole damned thing can have been a piece of bluff" (Act 3, p. 68)
When Mr Birling talks about society he says it's "as if we were all mixed up like bees in a hive" (Act 1, p. 10)
Eric uses the word "rotten" when he says, "It's still the same rotten story whether it's been told to a police inspector or to somebody else" (Act 3, p. 64)
Gerald uses the word "obscene" when he talks about Alderman Meggarty and his behaviour towards Eva. Other words he uses are "half-drunk and goggle-eyed". (Act 2, p. 35)
Eric says "Steady the buffs!", meaning to keep calm (Act 1, p. 5)
Mrs Birling uses the phrase "a girl of that sort" when she is speaking about Eva/Daisy in Act 2
The Inspector uses the phrase "go on the streets" to mean to become a prostitute
Eric says he was a bit "squiffy", meaning drunk, when he had been in the bar of the Palace Variety Theatre (Act 3, p. 51)
Eva/Daisy represents poor working-class women