Valentine

• “Cling to your knife”

  -You cut onions with a knife

  -the idea that the person most likely to kill you is your partner

  Relationships failing
• “Take it“

  -She is still holding the onion

  -her beloved has not taken it

  Relationships failing
• “Platinum loops”

  -The smallest rings of an onion are like wedding rings

  Symbolism

  Imagery
• “A moon wrapped in brown paper”

  -”Moon” has traditional romantic connotations

  -Giving someone the moon is very romantic

  -“Brown paper” suggests presents/gifts

  -The skin of an onion is like brown paper

  Imagery
• “I give you an onion”

  -An unconventional, random gift

  -A present for her beloved

  Symbolism

  Love

  Relationships
• “Not a red rose or a satin heart”

  -She is rejecting traditional gifts

  -She doesn’t want to give the typical gifts

  Lovers

  Relationships

  Contrast
• “Fierce kiss”

  -Onions can sting and so can love

  Symbolism