Blanche Quotes Scene Ten

Question 1

Blanche quotes 10.1

Answer 1

[Tremblingly she lifts the hand mirror for a closer inspection. She catches her breath and slams the mirror face down with such violence that the glass cracks. She moans a little and attempts to rise.]
Symbolism, adverb-tremblingly, verb-slams/attempts, prop.

Question 2

Blanche quotes 10.2

Answer 2

Luxurious references, stage directions, alliteration, exclamation mark, exaggeration.

Question 3

Blanche quotes 10.3

Answer 3

[Improvising feverishly.]
“A cultivated woman, a woman of intelligence and breeding, can enrich a man’s life-immeasurably!”
“Physical beauty is passing. A transitory possession. But beauty of the mind and richness of the spirit and tenderness of the heart - and I have all of those things-aren’t taken away, but grow!”
“How strange that I should be called a destitute woman!”
“But I have been foolish - casting my pearls before swine!”
Metaphorical language, polysynthetic list, exclamation marks, stage directions, hyphen,juxtaposition, short sentences, dramatic irony, full of illusion.