lucozade

Cards (13)

  • high bed
    shows distance, her mum feels far away
    like her mum is put on a pedastal
  • they only wilt and die
    inevibility of death of flowers and mum
  • i am scared my mum is going to die
    simple, confessional statment shows how vulnerable the writer feels
  • she nods off and her eyes go back in her head
    suggests lack of energy
  • fades
    word choice - lack of energy, light going out
  • orange nostalgia
    metaphor - mother reminded of being ill, is rejecting nostalgia
  • a swarm of eyes
    metaphor - objectified by doctors, watched , annoyed
  • I've never tasted a bloody mary
    emphasises the youth of speaker and lack of life experience which suggests her mums death will really affect her
  • tell him; stop the neighbours coming
    rejecting the normal shows mothers strong voice and personality
  • Ward 10B, stobhill hospital
    specific, suggests the mother is going to be there for a long time
  • bags full
    lifting the burden of illness from her mum, taking it on herself, final gift to her
  • she is beautiful
    simple statement - shows how much she loves her mum
  • singing an old song
    joyful, happy connotations