Poetry Anthology - Valentine

Who wrote the poem 'Valentine'?

• Carol Ann Duffy
• Elizabeth Barret Browning
• Philip Larkin
• Simon Armitage

The poem is written in first person with direct address.

• True

• False

in Valentine, what is the onion used as an extended metaphor for?

• Love
• Hate
• Grief
• Marriage

Complete the quote fro 'Valentines': 'It will blind you with _________, like a lover.'

• hope

• fears

• tears

• soap

In Valentine, what is the narrator suggesting in the quote 'for as long as we are'?

• Their love may not be everlasting
• Their love will last until they die
• Their love is unbreakable
• Their love isn't real

Complete the quote from 'Valentines': "It's scent will cling to your fingers, cling to your ______."

• nose

• knife

• heart

• hands

What romantic images appear in the poem 'Valentine'?

• wedding ring

• kissogram

• satin heat

• red rose

• teddy bear

What is the form of the poem, Valentine?

• Free verse
• Ballad
• Sonnet
• Blank verse

What is the structure of the poem?

• Each stanza is very short, and several are only one line long - echoing the layers of an onion

• 2 long stanzas echoing their relationship

• 1 long stanza echoing her singular view of love

What view of love is being presented through 'Valentine'?

• realistic

• romanticised

• religious

• cautious