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What is the order for the introduction?

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Tarts
Title
Author
Refer to
Task
Statement of intent

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In the introduction what do you do for the refer to task

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Use wording of question

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In the introduction what do you do for the statement of intent

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Look at the second part of the question

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For the summary what is the layout

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TARTSE
Title
Author
Refer to
Task
Summary
Evaluative comment

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In the Summary what would you put in the refer to task (e.g.powerful emotion question)

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Powerful emotion of despair and stream of consciousness

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In summary what do you do for the evaluative comment

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Tie to theme

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What is the quote for treat one

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Hospital smell combs my nostrils

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What would you put in the topic sentence for treat one

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McCaig, skilful, imagery

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What would you put in the refer to context or treat one

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State a dark mood is established as McCaig enters the hospital and explain why

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What would you put in the analysis for treat one

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The first person narrative encourages the reader a sense of smell and allows the reader to embody McCaig

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What is the quotation for treat two

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I will not feel I will not feel

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What would you put in the topic sentence for treat 2

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McCaig, skilful, repetition

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What would you put in the refer to context for treat two

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Demonstrates that McCaig is holding back emotion in order to appear strong for his wife

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What would you put in the analysis for treat two

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The persona tries to convince himself that he is okay

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What is the quote for treat three

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Ward seven she lives in a white cave of forgetfulness

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What is the refer to context for treat three

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McCaig is visiting his wife

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What is the analysis for treat three

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It acts as the turning point of the poem

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What is the quote for treat 4

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Leaving behind on the books that will not be read and fruitless fruits

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What is the refer to context for treat four

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The persona can no longer control his despair

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What is the analysis for treat 4

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Fruits symbolise nursing back to health and shows that the wife is so ill she cannot entertain a bowl of fruit. The books and fruit also act as a gift from the husband which shows the husbands naive attempts to nurse his wife back to health 

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If the question is powerful emotion, what would you do for the tie to task in treat 1 

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Despite the readers intellectual attempt to avoid an emotional responseHis senses forced him to realise the reality of the situation – that he is catapulted into the midst of despair.

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If the question is powerful emotion, what would you do for the tie to task in treat 2

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The reader understands why the persona is desperate to hide his emotion – to prevent his wife for seeing his fear and concern and ultimate despair.

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If the question is powerful emotion, what would you do for the tie to task in treat 3

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This lexical choice once again ends in the solidification of MacCaigs realisation that his loved one’s death once again is rapidly approaching – a heartbreaking reality he’s made to accept creating a deeply despairing mood.

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If the question is powerful emotion, what would you do for the tie to task in treat 4

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These final images reflect the hopelessness of both McCaig and his loved ones situation he has gone through a transformative journey during visiting hour – cycled through shock burst of grief anger and now hopelessness at this terrible state of his love one. There are painful reminder of the fragility of life, McCaig visit encourages him – and us – to adapt a greater appreciation of life itself through his potent despair.

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If the question is powerful emotion, what would you do for the conclusion

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In conclusion, visiting our by Norman McCaig is a deeply saddening poem which creates so effectively the powerful emotion of the spare through the analysis the central poetic techniques McCaig deftly utilises, we see how much a melancholic atmosphere is created to the revelation that MacCaigs thoughts are solely focused on death.

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If the question is “Choose a poem that makes you feel something”, what would you do for the tie to task in treat 1 (Sympathy)

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Despite the speakers intellectual attempt to avoid an emotional response, his senses forced him to confront the reality of the situation – immediately making us sympathise with his apparent despair

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If the question is “Choose a poem that makes you feel something”, what would you do for the tie to task in treat 2 (Sympathy)

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The reader clearly understands why McCaig is desperate to maintain his composure - to prevent his ill wife from seeing his fear and concern – which we sympathise with

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If the question is “Choose a poem that makes you feel something”, what would you do for the tie to task in treat 3 (Sympathy)

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This lexical choice once again ends in the solidification of McCaigs realisation that is love once death is rapidly approaching – a heartbreaking reality he’s made to accept further enhancing our sympathy for him

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If the question is “Choose a poem that makes you feel something”, what would you do for the tie to task in treat 4 (Sympathy)

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Through a painful reminder of the fragility of life McCaigs visit encourages him and us to adopt a greater appreciation of life itself through history which we sympathise with

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If the question is “Choose a poem that makes you feel something”, what would you do for the conclusion(Sympathy)

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In conclusion visiting our by Nora McCaig is a deeply saddening poem which creates so effectively the reader sympathy for the persona. Through the analysis of the central poetic techniques McCaig deathly utilises we’ll see how much of melancholic atmosphere is created through the revelation that MacCaigs thoughts are solely focus on death. The reader sees he refuses to accept the inevitability of death and his despair is heightened by the lack of true aid the hospital can get. As such his grief tears him apart as he realises truly there is nothing he can do for his loved ones and must accept the inevitability of her death.Therefore McCaig showcases fluently the deep aching affects of loss the salient thematic concern McCaig so efficiently develops throughout the poem