Flashcards in Norman MacCaig Visiting Hour Deck (7)
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"i will not feel, I will not feel, until i have to."
- Repetition
- Enjambment (The continuation of a line of poetry
without a break)
- Knows what is coming and that he will have to see
her, no matter how much it pains him/ no escape
- talking himself into it, protecting himself
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"ward 7."
- This tells us he has arrived
- This suggests that he might be pulling himself
together, before he faces the unknown.
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"she lies in a white cave of forgetfulness"
- start of line there is a thing called caesura, its when you start a new line in a poem when its not needed. this therefor puts emphasis on the fact she is lying down.
- Suggests she is isolated,not well tuned in, distant,
- suggests she has some sort of memory problem.
- white is bright, so are industrial hospital lighting, brightness is blinding as too she seems dazed.
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8. Look at lines 1—10. Show how MacCaig feels about his hospital visit, referring to
two examples of language.
marks- 1 piece of information (1)
2 pieces of information (2)
3 pieces of information (3)
4 piece of information (4)
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Look at lines 11—18. Referring to two examples, explain how MacCaig uses poetic
techniques to reveal his attitude towards the nurses.
marks- 1 piece of information (1)
2 pieces of information (2)
3 pieces of information (3)
4 piece of information (4)
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Look at lines 19—30. By referring to two examples of the poet’s use of language,
explain how he makes clear the patient’s condition.
marks- 1 piece of information (1)
2 pieces of information (2)
3 pieces of information (3)
4 piece of information (4)
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