Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy

Not a 'a red rose or a satin heart', I give you a/an

• cute card

• onion

• flowers

• polaroid

If you have someone you love, what gift would you choose to buy and give to your lover? Draw out your ideal gift.

What is the 'it' in this line? It promises light
like the careful undressing of love.

• onion

• moon

The onion is being used to represent the idea of

Why does poet say that the onion will 'blind you to tears' like a lover?

Please 1. State the feature/characteristic of the onion that would 'blind you to tears'
Next,

2. Explain why a lover would 'blind you to tears?'.

Which feature of an onion is being compared to a wedding ring?

"Take it. Its platinum loops shrink to a wedding-ring, if you like."

Please select the relevant options (can be more than 1).

• Smell

• Shape

• Taste

• Colour

Read the last stanza of 'Valentine Poem' -
Lethal.
Its scent will cling to your fingers,
cling to your knife.
What does this say about the love represented through the onion's smell? What evidence from the poem shows you this?

Why is an onion described to be a 'moon wrapped in brown paper'? (hint: look at the physical appearance of an onion)

What is the poet's ATTITUDE towards love in the poem 'Valentine'?