Valentine

• who wrote the poem?

  Carol Duffy
• what percentage of woman under 45 separated after 10 years of marriage between 1990 - 1994?

  35
• when was the percentage of births in single woman rise from 11% to 28%?

  between 1980 and 1990
• when did marital rape become illegal in the uk?

  1991
• when was this poem published?

  1993
• who does Duffy pay homage to?

  Robert Browning - who used monologue form to challenge tradition
• what happened to Duffy in May 2009?

  became the first openly LGBTQ poet laureate
• "i give you an onion"
• what is the onion in the poem?

  an extended metaphor
• "not a red rose or a satin heart"
• "it promises light"
• "it will blind you with tears / like a lover"
• "its scent will cling to your finger / like a knife"
• " fierce kiss / possessive and faithful "
• what is different about the quote "iam trying to be truthful"?

  it is a single line in the middle of poem highlighting it is the depth of her message
• "like the careful undressing of love"
• what poems can you compare love and relationships ?

  Cozy Apologia

  Sonnet 43

  A wife in London

  Afternoons
• is there a fixed stanza structure?

  no it is varied which suggests there is no harmony
• what is the tone of the poem?

  harsh / blunt

  hopeful / honest

  dissapointed
• what does the title suggest?

  predict that it will be an idealistic romantic sonnet as feb 14