Anthology -3 Love poems ( Valentine , Sonnet 43 & She Walks In Beauty )

Valentine - Carol Ann Duffy - 1993

Duffy dedicates the poem to prove to us how the onion is more faithful and reflects the nature of life. She challanges the conventional summons of love.

Duffy often writes in colloquial style. Duffy was working class.Duffy was Scared of exploring prevalent and of contro-vercial issues in society-peharps written about a former lover.

'not a red rose or a satin heart' Opens with negative adverb indicates reflection of traditional love. 

'I give you an onion' First perion pronoun - relationship Direct address 'you' extendend metophor established.

'It will  blind you with tears ' Hyperbole. Verb 'blind' - sencde danger. Love is also the risk of being heart  broken . Sence of danger . Imperative/monosyllabic words .

'its platinium loops'foceful Loops implies to an onion - verb 'strink' implies being trapped. Claustrophobic  relationship.

'its sent will cling to your fingers // cling to your knife ' -violent imagery- repition of ' cling'.memories both good and bad will remain.

Sonnet 43 - Elizabeth barrett Browning…