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Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy
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How does the metaphor of the onion help Duffy develop her ideas?
Highlight one line in the poem in which Duffy is using the onion effectively as a metaphor for love.
Note next to it:
1) How the line relates to love
2) What you think Duffy is tryingto say with this line
Consider the different views of love that Duffy presents in this poem.
How do you think that Duffy feels about commercial Valentine greetings?
A bit less conventional than a strawberry dipped in chocolate...
Valentine?
Valentine
Structure
The poem is structured into stanzas and lines of
different lengths.
1) What is the connection between lines 1, 11 and 12?
2) Why do you think the poet chose to put 'here',
'take it' and 'lethal' on lines of their own?
3) What impact does the final line have?
Ideas about Love
by Carol Ann Duffy
Positive
Negative
Imagery in 'Valentine'
Carol Ann Duffy writes about her relationship as
if it is an onion. This is a metaphor.
Because she returns to the image over and over again,
continually developing the comparison, we can refer to this
as an extended metaphor.
Learning Objectives
To develop the skills needed to write about poems in the assessment and explore the poem 'Valentine'.
To Understand techniques such as extended metaphor and be able to explain the effects.
To identify several techniques in the poem and explore the effects