Imagery

Question 1

1. “nostrils/as they go bobbing along”

Answer 1

Synecdoche is used, since bot just his nostrils are moving along as the image would suggest - emphasises overpowering nature of “hospital smell” (blocked out his other senses)

Question 2

2. “white cave of forgetfulness”

Answer 2

Metaphor - suggests the curtains are cave-like(impenetrable). Conveying isolation of woman and poet’s exclusion from her.

Question 3

3. “withered hand/trembles on its stalk”

Answer 3

Metaphor - suggesting woman’s body is brittle and frail, comparing it to a dying flower. Image suggests the woman’s body has deteriorated, but contains hope for growth(afterlife) also showing the love for which the poet looks on the woman.

Question 4

4. “glass fang”

Answer 4

Metaphor - suggesting the IV drip is vampire-like. The horroe in this image is shocking, which shows the poet’s grief and distress at seeing the woman’s condition, being unable to help her.

Question 5

5. “Black figure in her white cave”

Answer 5

Metaphor - refering to the universal image of death, the grim reaper. “figure” also suggests the woman’s blurred vision. This emphasises the isolation of the woman. As well as her impending death

Question 6

6. “the round swimming waves of a bell”

Answer 6

Synesthesia - as a visual image describes the sound(signalling the end of the visitng hour)