Valentine Valentine By Carol Ann Duffy By Carol Ann Duffy Valentine is a love poem written by Carol Ann Duffy. Throughout the poem she compares love to an onion. She does this by using different techniques such as imagery ‚ word structure and of course by using poetic devices. All these techniques help her make this poem so special and unusual‚ and it helps her to describe her own points of view about love. ‘Not a red rose or a satin heart.’ Is the first line of the poem. The poet creates
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The poem ‘Valentine’ by Carol Ann Duffy portrays a realistic and honest view on love. Duffy has a unique perspective of love contrasting to the stereotypical way love is often thought about. She compares love to an onion‚ which is odd because an onion is neither visually appealing nor valued but Duffy’s insight on love and unconventional way of perceiving love is what makes the poem Valentine interesting. She presents her ideas by using a range of different poetic devices such as‚ choosing a distinct
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How does Carol Ann Duffy use language and imagery to explore love. Throughout the poem ‘Valentine’ love is explored in different ways for example in the first stanza ‘careful undressing of love’ has various meanings‚ one being the comparison of the onion which is supposed to mirror her heart‚ the core of her love; to get to her heart you have to take time to remove each layer of emotion in contrast to an onion where to get to the core you have to remove the layers of skin. You must be careful with
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Havisham Carol Ann Duffy penned a dark‚ cynical poem titled Havisham. The poem articulates a deep anguish dramatic monologue of a lonely old spinster lady – Havisham‚ a character from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Havisham was ditched on her wedding day by her fiancé‚ the consequences were that she was no longer respected and secluded from the society. Decades have past‚ Havisham remains in her wedding dress and cruses the love of her life for the pain and torture she has faced every
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The world’s wife is a compilation of poems published in 1999 and written by Carol Ann Duffy‚ a modern feminist poet. It covers various myths in order to give women a voice. This includes the short monologue like poem: “Medusa”. How do metaphors‚ symbols and allegories contribute in clarifying the meanings of the poem? Primarily‚ they emphasise Duffy’s feminist ideals‚ Medusa’s emotions and aging difficulties. Medusa‚ the protagonist‚ uses the myth metaphorically in order to create a modern and
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In her morbid poem ’Havisham’‚ Carol Ann Duffy redefines one of Charles Dickens’ most memorable characters‚ Miss Havisham. Jilted at the alter by her one true love‚ Dickens portrayed Havisham as an old spinster‚ her life wasted away trying to gain revenge on all men. Through her dramatic monologue ’Havisham’‚ Duffy gives the disturbed old woman a voice to express her feelings about her wasted life. One of the themes that I found fascinating in this poem was the idea that a moment of betrayal can
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Conclusion of Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy Duffy uses an onion in her poem as she shows how this object can represent the positive aspect of love. In this poem she is saying that her love is different and unique. The first stanza tells us she is not giving what would be typically labelled as love like ’a red rose’. Instead‚ she gives an onion. An onion is very unusual gift to give to someone you care about. Although onions are acidic‚ smelly and not very appealing‚ she makes connection by comparing
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November 2012 Originally In the poem “Originally‚” by Carol Ann Duffy‚ she is writing from a point of view of a child to adult for the reader to understand how she felt when she was a young girl moving to how she feels now. This poem is from the “The Other Country” collection‚ they all have a central theme of growing up with literary devices of imagery‚ diction‚ and alliteration threaded through the poem to help grab the reader’s attention. Duffy writes this poem using symbols as if she is telling
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“Show how the poet explores the themes of Isolation and loneliness‚ and to what extent your appreciation of the theme was deepened by the poet’s treatment?” Stealing is one of the many Carol Ann Duffy poems in which the themes of isolation and loneliness are explored. The poem is about a person who has nothing to live for‚ because of this they have fallen into a life of stealing items that are worthless and have no sentimental meaning to them‚ the thief steals simply because they and get a thrill
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“Valentine” is a controversial love poem written by Carol Ann Duffy. Throughout the poem the poetess compares love to an onion and she does that by using a variety of techniques such as imagery‚ symbolism‚ word choice and structure. All these techniques justify why “Valentine” is an unusual love-poem as they help the poet express her different point of view. Overall‚ the poem is unusual as its title mistakenly leads the reader into thinking that the poem will be typical. I felt deeply moved by the
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