“Visiting Hour”

Question 1

“the hospital smell combs my nostrils”

Answer 1

• 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.”

Question 2

“so much pain, so many deaths…so many farewells.”

Answer 2

• repetition
  emphasises the cycle of suffering that they routinely face.

Question 3

“a white cave of forgetfulness”

Answer 3

• 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.

Question 4

“glass fang is fixed”

Answer 4

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

Question 5

“fruitless fruits”

Answer 5

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