visiting hour

Question 1

in the opening stanza the speaker describes his nostrils go “bobbing along” which technique is this
-transferred epithet
-synecdoche
-simile

Answer 1

synecdoche, emphasises how the overpowering smell of the hospital has blocked out his other senses

Question 2

what are the connotations of the colours green and yellow in the opening stanza
-sickness and illness
-hope and optimism
-despair and regret

Answer 2

sickness and illness

Question 3

in stanza 4 who or what does the speaker focus on?
-nurses
-doctors
-patients

Answer 3

the doctors

Question 4

what technique is “ward 7. she lies”
-caesura
-metaphor
-alliteration

Answer 4

metaphor, the situation is immediate, inescapable

Question 5

in the fifth stanza what is his loved ones arm compared to
- a stalk
- a branch
- a rope

Answer 5

a stalk, comparing her body to a dying flower
- shows how brittle and frail she is

Question 6

what colour is most associated with his lover one in the poem?
- black
- white
- yellow

Answer 6

white, the patient looks weak and fragile