“Visiting Hour” Flashcards

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“the hospital smell combs my nostrils”

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  • word choice/personification
    “brings to mind the common, sterile hospital smell of sanitiser and disinfectant.”
    “indicates the harsh and potent nature of the hospital smell which dominates the other senses.”
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“so much pain, so many deaths…so many farewells.”

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  • repetition
    emphasises the cycle of suffering that they routinely face.
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“a white cave of forgetfulness”

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  • metaphor
    just as caves are isolated and remote places, so too is the curtained area. the patient is distant from the world by the patients illness.
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“glass fang is fixed”

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  • word choice
    compares the IV drop to a vampire, he finds the medical equipment intimidating.
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“fruitless fruits”

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  • alliteration/oxymoron
    the fruits have no purpose as the patient isn’t well enough to eat them. they will decay.
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