Valentine Flashcards
1
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Beginning quote 1
A
“Not a red rose or a satin heart”
2
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Beginning quote 2
A
“It is a moon wrapped in brown paper”
3
Q
Middle quote 1
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“Here. / It will blind you with tears”
4
Q
Middle quote 2
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“I am trying to be truthful”
5
Q
End quote 1
A
“Its fierce kiss will stay on your lips, / possessive”
6
Q
End quote 2
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“Its platinum loops shrink to a wedding ring”
7
Q
Semantic field in the last three lines
A
Semantic field of danger:
“Lethal”
“Cling” x2
“your knife”
8
Q
Form of Valentine
A
Stanzas have irregular lengths which makes the poem seem disjointed. Th poem lists the way the onion symbolises love reflecting the layers of an onion.
9
Q
Author of Valentine
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Carol Ann Duffy
10
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Context of Valentine
A
Carol Ann Duffy was the first female Poet Laureate.
