1. Visiting Hour
Nat 5 Poetry

2. Starter Task
In your own words summarise the poet’s journey through the hospital. Pick out at least 4 key points.

3. Task 2 Imagery Evidence (quotation)
Explanation of image’s effectiveness
Cave
‘She lies in a white cave of forgetfulness’
‘She smiles a little at this / black figure in her white cave
Highlights patient’s isolation. Her body is with the poet but her mind is somewhere else.
Flower
Vampire
Distance between visitor and patient
Universal image of death
‘black figure’
Task 2