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English SST revision questions-Visiting Hour - Coggle Diagram
English SST revision questions
-Visiting Hour
1.
In the opening stanza, the speaker describes how his “nostrils” go “bobbing along”. Which technique is employed here?
a) Transferred epithet
b) Synecdoche
c) Simile
4.
What does the speaker see being put into the lift?
a) A wheelchair
b) Bags of rubbish
c) A corpse
6.
Which technique is used in the line “Ward 7. She lies”?
a) Caesura
b) Metaphor
c) Alliteration
Which colour is most associated with his loved one in this poem?
a) Black
b) White
c) Yellow
10.
Which technique is employed in the phrase “fruitless fruits”?
a) Oxymoron
b) Metaphor
c) Onomatopoeia
3.
What are the connotations of the colours green and yellow in the opening stanza?
a) They are associated with sickness and illness
b) They are associated with hope and optimism
c) They are associated with despair and regret
7.
In the fifth stanza, what is his loved one’s arm compared to?
a) A stalk
b) A branch
c) A rope
2.
Which of these statements best describes the structure of this poem?
a) The poem is written in free verse in the past tense
b) The poem is written iambic pentameter in the present tense
c) The poem is written as a stream of consciousness in the present tense
5.
In stanza 4, who or what does the speaker focus on?
a) The nurses
b) The doctors
c) The patients
8.
Which technique is employed in the phrase “not guzzling but giving”?
a) Synecdoche
b) Simile
c) Alliteration