Visiting Hour Flashcards
Combs
> unpleasant, harsh, invasive, introusive.
Nostrils
> synedoche, represents the person smelling through the
nose.
Bobbing
> suggests disconnected - imagery - water - incontrol of hid own movement, destination, fate.
Green + Yellow
> imagery suggesting the hospital is unplesant - connotations of sick + pus.
Corpse
> connotations of a dead body, creates an overwhelmed mood + scary atmosphere.
Trundled
> lack of care.
vanishes
heavenward
> enjambement - thinking about death - already arrived too late.
here and up and down and there
> unusual syntax - nurses are everywhere at the same time - constantly busy.
here and up and down and there
> repetition of ‘and’ - emphasises the distance the nurses cover - hard working.
slender
> young, innocent, fragile, physical vunerability.
miraculously
> unbelievable, admiration for the nurses.
burden
> heavy weight - fear.
so much pain, so
many deaths
> repetition, emphasising just the extent of the suffering, he can’t cope but the nurses can.
Ward 7.
> sentence structure - use of numeral as opposed to the word makes it stand out + helps you imagine he’s finally reached his destination - stops outside the room - fearful to go in.
white cave of forgetfulness
> sense of isolation, she’s inclosed in her death bed, on her own about to step of the edge, desperately ill, no communication.
