Sentence structure - Visiting Hour

Question 1

here and up and down and there

Answer 1

1. repetition of the word “and”
2. emphasises the build up of chaos that the nurses may experience on a day to day basis
3. this suggests their work is never done
4. inversion
5. the different locations of the words show that the nurses have to be moving constantly
6. it adds to the hustling and bustling of hospital life this creates a chaotic atmosphere for the nurses

Question 2

Ward 7.

Answer 2

1. short sentence and causera
2. causera creates a pause and can make a dramatic pause to add a theatrical feel to the line
3. this suggests the poet pauses at the door bracing himself
4. this abruptness of this short sentence jolts the reader and is the turning point of the poem, as he now has to face his emotions and see his relative

Question 3

I will not feel, I will not
feel, until
I have to

Answer 3

1. repetition of the words “I will not”
2. emphasises the fact that the poet wants to stay strong for this dying patient he is visiting and not let his emotions get ahold of him.
3. The repetition is almost as internal dialogue, a refusal to accept
4. Enjambment “not” and “feel” on separate lines to enhance the emphasis on the refusal to address the emotions