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A level English (Poetry) Mind Map on Valentine - Carol Ann Duffy, created by Anna Bant on 08/02/2018.

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Valentine - Carol Ann DuffyAnalysisThemesSummaryComparisonsDESTRUCTIVENESS OFLOVEBREAKDOWNRELATIONSHIPSPAINFUL EMOTIONSCONNECTING WITHLOVELOVE IS = BLIND,BITTER, FIERCE,POSSESSIVE,LETHALValentine is a poem that rejectsconventional expectations andclassic tokens of love 'redrose'/'satin heart'The poem itself is an extendedmetaphor and explores the concept oflove through unrealistic comparisonsand unusual imagery because anonion is a very unflattering, rancid andunromantic objectEach stanza alsoshows differentphases of lovebeginning withpositive feelingsand thendeteriorate intomisunderstandingsandviolenceDuffy uses the extended metaphorof an onion to show her speaker'sincreasing frustration that the giftof an onion has been rejected.Eventually, the speaker,overwhelmed by the rejectionresorts to threatening/almostviolent languageThe onion represents a relationship which may occasionallycause you pain 'IT WILL BLIND YOU WITH TEARS LIKE ALOVER' - simile - truth/honesty - suggests love can causedistress.The oxymoron 'ITS FIERCE KISS WILL STAY ON YOUR LIPS'creates a vivid image of the speaker remembering clearly onthe experience.The adjective 'FIERCE' has connotations of danger and is negatively used in this sentenceespecially when Duffy creates sibilance showing how sly/sexual the relationship was.The concrete noun 'KISS' is usually associated with passion, romance or lust but because the contrast is strong, theoxymoron may seem quite ironic because the couple may not be as close and perhaps that's why their personalities aredifferent showing that they may clash together or compliment each other.The verb and noun 'WILL STAY' also portrays thesentimental feelings that the speaker has. Thismay also present a sense of force and violenceas the reader is told that the kiss 'WILL' be stuckupon them for a long time. It could convey thatthe onion is a gift representing the layers beingso strong that they will stain your body like theimages of the relationship.The tone is a forceful, intimate one as the first line on eachstanza has an imperative which commands a minor sentence.For example 'HERE' and 'TAKE'. This may imply the pressure theyput on one another but also shown in a gentle way like making apeace offering.Valentine is written open form(free verse) which may show thereality of relationships as theyaren't set to go a certain way.The use of minor sentencesare frequent to show love ispermanently damaging withthe full stops creating theimpact as 'LETHAL'Valentine explores how a relationship works inreality and the title being misleading as thatrepresents conventional ideas of love like flowerschocolates and teddybears but the speaker givesa gift of an onion as an extended metaphor.BeachcomberBefore You Were MineThe Captain of the 1964Top of the Form TeamNostalgiaFirstLoveTheBiographerLitanyStafford AfternoonsThe ClicheKidSmall Female SkullNever GoBackCloseMean TimeBreak down relationship similar,DAUGHTER LOOKING UPONMOTHER, love is blind for bothpoemsPainful emotions but not connecting with love,traumatic event experienced as a child, nostalgicNostalgic, powerful memory of love -YOUNG COUPLE IN LOVE QUICK BUTNOW ITS OVERObsessive, could be over CharlesDickens, affection, similar as love ispossessiveChildhood memory,nostalgic, LITTLE GIRLSWEARINGLITTLE GIRL GOES THROUGHHEDGE AND FINDS MAN,similar painful emotionswith love, nostalgicTOXIC RELATIONSHIP, LUST, PAST AND FUTURE MOCKING, similar bythemes - destructiveness of love, breakdown relationships, commanding,love is possessive, painful emotions attachedCOMPARES LOSING TIME TOMISTAKES IN RELATIONSHIP,breakdown relationship,creates universal messageTime, nostalgia, disillusionment,childhood CLEVER TV STUDENT NOWNOT KNOWNNostalgic, longing for home, MENTALILLNESS, creates universal messageDouble click this nodeto edit the textClick and drag this buttonto create a new node