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Introduction• The first line of the poem is effective ingrabbing the reader’s attention, by referringto a very vivid and distinctive sensory image;“The hospital smell” which the reader canassociate with.
What is word-choice?• The writer creates a mental picture for thereader by using words that are specific andaccurate.• The writer uses strong action verbs wheneverpossible to show the reader what is happeningrather than tell the reader.
Page 1 and 2: Visiting HourBy Norman MacCaig
Page 3 and 4: Structure•The way a text is putto
Page 5 and 6: • The verses deal with the poet
Page 7 and 8: More on StructureThe structure of a
Page 9 and 10: Stream of Consciousness• The poem
Page 11: Stanza 1• Summary - The poet enco
Page 15 and 16: Synecdoche• This is a figure of s
Page 17 and 18: • “green and yellow corridors
Page 19 and 20: Enjambment• A line of verse that
Page 21 and 22: Imagery• A combined term for figu
Page 23 and 24: Stanza 3• Summary - He forces him
Page 25 and 26: Stanza 4• Summary- He tries to oc
Page 27 and 28: • “miraculously” - word- choi
Page 29 and 30: • “farewells” - the ending of
Page 31 and 32: “Ward 7.” - caesura is a pause

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