Valentine

Who wrote the poem 'Valentine'?

• Elizabeth Barret Browning

• Carol Ann Duffy

• 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?

• Marriage

• Hate

• Grief

• Love

Complete the quotation from 'Valentine': 'It will blind you with _________, like a lover.'

• hope

• fears

• tears

• soap

Complete the quotation from 'Valentine': "Its scent will cling to your fingers, cling to your ______."

• nose

• knife

• heart

• hands

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

Why does the narrator not give their partner a 'red rose or satin heart'?

• they are allergic to roses

• the lover doesn't like these types of gifts

• the narrator is challenging the traditional clichés associated with love

• the narrator can't afford it

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

What does the narrator of the poem give to their partner?

How does Carol Ann Duffy make her poems seem simple?

• The titles

• Including themes of politics and current affairs

• Usage of conversational language