Valentine Flashcards
What main theme does Valentine fall under?
Love-> “better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.”
What year was Valentine published in?
1993
Who wrote Valentine?
Carol Ann Duffy
What are the themes of Valentine?
-Love
-Beauty
-Domesticity
What is the context of Valentine?
-Feminist
-Modern-perspective on love poetry rooted in literary tradition of subversive conceit of metaphysical poets
-Rejecting material, capitalist culture
What is the form & structure/ concepts of Valentine?
-First person-> free verse (no rhyming scheme)
-Unconventional approach to love and to provide a warning message to lovers-> being possessive can have undesirable consequences
-Subversive, unexpected language.
“Not a red rose or a satin heart.”
-unimportant cliche gifts
“It will blind you with tears like a lover.”
-love hurts sometimes
“Its fierce kiss will stay on your lips.”
-erotic
“Platinum loops shrink to a wedding ring.”
“Platinum loops”- is it an eternal circle or a manacle?
“Shrink to a wedding ring” - contract
