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