Visiting Hour Flashcards
The hospital smell
Combed my nostrils
Bobbing along green
And yellow corridors
What seems a corpse is trundled into
A lift and vanishes heavenward.
Where is the poem set?
Hospital, ward 7.
What does the green and yellow corridors remind you of?
Sick, unpleasant things, illness
What is actually going on the story?
MacCaig is visiting a loved one, possibly a mother, wife, or a close family member as she is sick. As MacCaig makes his way to the hospital room he is explaining his views, feelings and thoughts using many different techniques.
How many times does it say I will not feel?
Twice
How do the nurse walk?
Lightly, swiftly.
What ward is the women in?
Ward 7.
What word is used to describe the loss of people in stanza 4.
Farewells.
She lies in a….
White cave of forgetfulness.
Who is the author?
Norman MacCaig.
What is he trying not to feel?
Pain, sadness.
What does the word choice of “trundled” suggest.
Suggests lack of care by porter, as if they don’t need to take care of person as they are dead.
