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22 Cards in this Set
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"Valentine" |
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"Not a Red Rose or a satin heart" |
Not Word choice-negative Red rose connotations of love Satin heart oxymoron-artifical heart -not real/fake |
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"I give you a onion" |
"I" - introduced character/personal "give" -sharing "Onion" - anti romance new realistic symbol of love/anti climax-not what you expect |
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"It is a moon wrapped in brown paper" |
"Moon"- hidden symbol of love "Brown paper" -brown skin of onion
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Imagery- metaphor |
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"It promises light" |
"Promises" hasn't actually delivered Fulfilling relationship "Light" - hope in relationships |
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"Like the Careful undressing of love" |
"Like" - simile Love is fragile/tenderness |
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"Here" |
-Command -Tone: aggressive, forceful -Suggests people not taking the usual symbols of love |
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"It will blind you with tears/like a lover" |
"Blind" love is blind "Tears" suggests love can make you cry/talking about onions-unhappy |
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"A wobbling photo of grief" |
"Wobbling" W.C-relationship not stable "Photo" connotations of happy memories "Grief" death of relationship; sad |
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"I am trying to be truthful" |
S.s-pause in poem |
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"Not a cute card or kissogram" |
S.s- repetition Defined by negative "cute card or kissogram" more modern symbols of love |
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"I give you an onion" |
"Give" more open Repetition |
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"It's fierce kiss will stay on your lips" |
"Fierce" -aggressive "Kiss" -romantic (oxymoron-contrast) Effects of love can be long lasting Extended metaphor of strong feelings |
Oxymoron |
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"Possessive and faithful" |
"Faithful" -Loyal and trustworthy "Possessive" -ambiguous of insecurity/jealously Reinforcing the different qualities |
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"Take it |
"Take it" -command-demanding Suggests person doesn't want it |
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"Lethal" |
S.s - single word -death,dangerous |
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"It's sense will cling to your fingers" |
Cant get rid of |
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"Cling to your knife" |
"Knife" -violence/uses to cut onions "Cling to"- repetition Effect of any relationship will not be rid of |
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"I give you an onion" (2nd time) |
Repetition - emphaises new symbol of love |
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its platinum loops shrink to a wedding ring" |
"Shrink" -as if marriage confines you in small places "Wedding ring" - comparing to cup up oniom |
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"If you like" |
Choice |
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"Wedding rings...your fingers" |
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