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VALENTINE
VALENTINE
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**“Not a red rose or a satin heart”**
**Sentence Structure**
**“Not”** at the start of the line emphasises that she thinks traditional commercial gifts are **pointless and meaningless.**
**Makes the reader question the nature of love**
**“Not”** at the start of the line emphasises that she thinks traditional commercial gifts are **pointless and meaningless.**
**Makes the reader question the nature of love**
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**“I give you an onion”**
**Metaphor**
Blunt, weird gift, we wonder how it can be a thoughtful gift - introduces the extended metaphor
Blunt, weird gift, we wonder how it can be a thoughtful gift - introduces the extended metaphor
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**“It promises light like the careful undressing of love”**
**Simile**
Simile compares the onion to the moon which **suggests a new day is coming - new and exciting**
Simile compares the onion to the moon which **suggests a new day is coming - new and exciting**
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**“Photo of grief”**
**Metaphor**
Compares how you see yourself to a photo of a grieving person - **suggests that the hurt of a relationship can change you forever**, and you are going to lose a part of yourself **- painful process like grief**
Compares how you see yourself to a photo of a grieving person - **suggests that the hurt of a relationship can change you forever**, and you are going to lose a part of yourself **- painful process like grief**
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**“It will blind you with tears like a lover”**
**Simile**
Backup quote
**suggests that love can be hurtful**
Backup quote
**suggests that love can be hurtful**
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**“Its fierce kiss will stay on your lips”**
**Oxymoron**
Shocks, kiss should be gentle, **word choice of fierce suggests pain, discomfort - Suggest that the relationship is painful and stressful**
Shocks, kiss should be gentle, **word choice of fierce suggests pain, discomfort - Suggest that the relationship is painful and stressful**
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**“Its platinum loops shrink to a wedding ring”**
**Metaphor**
Compares the silvery rings of an onion to a platinum wedding ring - suggests that the relationship **could last forever - true commitment**
Compares the silvery rings of an onion to a platinum wedding ring - suggests that the relationship **could last forever - true commitment**
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“Lethal.”
**Word Choice**
Connotations of danger, pain, death - **suggests that you lose a part of yourself in a relationship - something you cannot forget.**
Connotations of danger, pain, death - **suggests that you lose a part of yourself in a relationship - something you cannot forget.**
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MRS MIDAS 1
MRS MIDAS 1
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“We grew Fondante d’Autumne”
**Word Choice**
**Connotations of golden pear.** Makes them sound **posh** and full of themselves. She is very **pleased with her life.**
**Connotations of golden pear.** Makes them sound **posh** and full of themselves. She is very **pleased with her life.**
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**“sat in his palm like a lightbulb. On”.**
**Simile**
Compares the golden pear to a lightbulb because they are similar shapes and it has **turned to gold. Suggests her surprise and shock**
Compares the golden pear to a lightbulb because they are similar shapes and it has **turned to gold. Suggests her surprise and shock**
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**“Sat in his chair like a king on a burnished throne”**
**Metaphor**
**Compares his chair to a golden throne** because when he sait on it, it became golden - **suggests he thinks of himself as a king, pompous.**
**Compares his chair to a golden throne** because when he sait on it, it became golden - **suggests he thinks of himself as a king, pompous.**
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**“Spitting out the teeth of the rich”**
**Metaphor**
**Compares corn on the cob to teeth made out of gold.** Suggests **danger** because he is not able to eat anything as it turns to gold. Also shows his **greed** because he would be likely to show off his wealth.
**Compares corn on the cob to teeth made out of gold.** Suggests **danger** because he is not able to eat anything as it turns to gold. Also shows his **greed** because he would be likely to show off his wealth.
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“**It feeds no one; aurum, soft, untarnishable; slakes no thirst”**
**Sentence Structure**
**The list suggests/emphasises how empty and pointless the gold is**
**The list suggests/emphasises how empty and pointless the gold is**
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**“I gazed, entranced”**
**Word choice - gazed : connotations of staring; entranced - connotations of fascinated, not understanding**.
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MRS MIDAS 2
MRS MIDAS 2
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“Those **halcyon** days”
**Word Choice**
**connotations of happy and calm**, comfortable times. Creates a nostalgic and **sad tone for what she has lost**. Shows the dire consequences of his greed.
**connotations of happy and calm**, comfortable times. Creates a nostalgic and **sad tone for what she has lost**. Shows the dire consequences of his greed.
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“His **honeyed** embrace”
**Word Choice**
Connotations of the **colour gold** like honey - you **expect it to be a happy, positive thing but it suggests the danger** of being touched by him.
Connotations of the **colour gold** like honey - you **expect it to be a happy, positive thing but it suggests the danger** of being touched by him.
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“**The woman who married the fool who wished for gold”**
**Enjambment**
**Emphasises “fool”** as the last word on the line and suggests that she feels foolish for falling for him - **shows her loneliness**
**Emphasises “fool”** as the last word on the line and suggests that she feels foolish for falling for him - **shows her loneliness**
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“A beautiful lemon mistake”
**Word Choice**
**Connotations of a yellow colour**, links to the “golden trout” - **suggests that he cannot eat** anymore because it turns to metal - the unbelievable **foolishness** of his wish.
**Connotations of a yellow colour**, links to the “golden trout” - **suggests that he cannot eat** anymore because it turns to metal - the unbelievable **foolishness** of his wish.
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“I miss most, even now, his warm hands on my skin, this touch”
**Repitition**
**Repetition - Repetition of “hands” to emphasise how she has lost everything -** the touch is such an important **human connection, warmth, comfort…**
**Repetition - Repetition of “hands” to emphasise how she has lost everything -** the touch is such an important **human connection, warmth, comfort…**
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**Poem finishes on “his touch”**
She resents having lost the real, human touch and every connection with him when it was his **“Midas touch” which ruined everything**
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**ORIGINALLY**
**ORIGINALLY**
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“Fell through the fields”
**Metaphor**
Suggests the speed of the journey and the child’s point of view.
Suggests the speed of the journey and the child’s point of view.
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“Bawling”
**Word Choice**
Connotations of crying very heavily - Suggests how traumatic the children found the move
Connotations of crying very heavily - Suggests how traumatic the children found the move
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“Resigned”
**Word Choice**
Connotations of giving up and accepting a bad situation. Suggests loneliness and sadness
Connotations of giving up and accepting a bad situation. Suggests loneliness and sadness
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“Big boys eating worms”
**Alliteration**
Alliteration emphasises how big and cruel the boys would have seemed to her. Suggests her anxiety and depression about being left out.
Alliteration emphasises how big and cruel the boys would have seemed to her. Suggests her anxiety and depression about being left out.
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“Swallow a slug”
**Alliteration**
Emphasises her change in her brother, links back to “big boys eating worms” - trying to adjust and fit in
Emphasises her change in her brother, links back to “big boys eating worms” - trying to adjust and fit in
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“My tongue shedding its skin like a snake”
**Simile**
Compares her loss of accent to how a snake loses its skin as it grows up - suggests she is adapting to her new situation
Compares her loss of accent to how a snake loses its skin as it grows up - suggests she is adapting to her new situation
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**THE WAY MY MOTHER SPEAKS**
**THE WAY MY MOTHER SPEAKS**
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**“Under the shallows of my breath”**
**Word Choice**
Very fast, shallow breathing **suggests anxiety and panic.** She does not want to be overheard or stand out - **theme of isolation (**like in ‘Originally’)
Very fast, shallow breathing **suggests anxiety and panic.** She does not want to be overheard or stand out - **theme of isolation (**like in ‘Originally’)
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**“Restful shapes moving”**
**Oxymoron -**
Contrast shows the scenery flying past as she is sitting still, maybe feeling **helpless or confused**.
Contrast shows the scenery flying past as she is sitting still, maybe feeling **helpless or confused**.
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**“Browsing for the right sky”**
**Word Choice**
Connotations of looking for something for a long time, no-hurry. **Suggests how slow and confusing the journey is, not sure what they were looking for - uncertainty**
Connotations of looking for something for a long time, no-hurry. **Suggests how slow and confusing the journey is, not sure what they were looking for - uncertainty**
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**“Nothing is silent. Nothing is not silent”**
**Contradiction -**
**Double negative shows her confusion and anxiety -** the thoughts which keep going round her head cannot be silenced.
**Double negative shows her confusion and anxiety -** the thoughts which keep going round her head cannot be silenced.
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**“I am happy and sad”**
**Oxymoron**
**Contrast shows her mixed emotions -** Also scared about growing up but also excited about what adulthood brings.
**Contrast shows her mixed emotions -** Also scared about growing up but also excited about what adulthood brings.
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**“like a child who stood at the end of summer”**
**Simile**
Compares her journey to growing up. **End of summer is a metaphor for end of childhood innocence**; things become serious as you mature and carefree times are over. **Also an exciting time**.
Compares her journey to growing up. **End of summer is a metaphor for end of childhood innocence**; things become serious as you mature and carefree times are over. **Also an exciting time**.
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**“In a green, erotic pond”**
**Word Choice of ‘Green’ - Suggests innocence**
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“**In love with the way my mother speaks”**
**Enjambment**
**Shows her love for her Mum, the love and guidance from her mother but also with her Scottish roots and identity.**
**Shows her love for her Mum, the love and guidance from her mother but also with her Scottish roots and identity.**
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WAR PHOTOGRAPHER
WAR PHOTOGRAPHER
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“finally alone”
**Word Choice**
Connotations of **peace to work,** process the experience
**Suggests a sense of isolation - nobody to help**
Connotations of **peace to work,** process the experience
**Suggests a sense of isolation - nobody to help**
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“spools of suffering set out in ordered rows”
**Metaphor**
Suggests that the scenes witnessed by the War Photographer are chaotic and painful.
Suggests that the scenes witnessed by the War Photographer are chaotic and painful.
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“solutions slop in rays beneath his hands
**Alliteration**
Suggests that he is suffering from anxiety and the pain of dealing with the effects of what he has seen.
Suggests that he is suffering from anxiety and the pain of dealing with the effects of what he has seen.
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“The feet of running children in a nightmare heat”
**Enjambment**
Nightmare - connotations of **horror** and the intensity of the children’s fear
Children - suggests **innocence,** so emphasises the **cruelty** of war which kills innocent bystanders.
Nightmare - connotations of **horror** and the intensity of the children’s fear
Children - suggests **innocence,** so emphasises the **cruelty** of war which kills innocent bystanders.
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“A stranger’s features”
**Word choice**
Suggests **distance, disembodied features - shows dehumanising aspect of war and suffering**
Suggests **distance, disembodied features - shows dehumanising aspect of war and suffering**
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“He remembers the cries of this man’s wife”
**Word choice**
Suggests the raw grief and pain that this person experienced
Suggests the raw grief and pain that this person experienced
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“A hundred agonies”
**Contrast**
Shows the extreme extent of **suffering and pain**
“agonies” has connotations of **extreme pain and anguish**
Shows the extreme extent of **suffering and pain**
“agonies” has connotations of **extreme pain and anguish**
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“Readers eyeballs prick with tears”
**Word choice**
Connotations of **short, sharp pain**. Suggests that the emotion **does not last**.
“prick” also shows that the emotion does not last
Connotations of **short, sharp pain**. Suggests that the emotion **does not last**.
“prick” also shows that the emotion does not last
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“and they do not care”
**Sentence Structure**
Short monosyllabic words create a strong sense of **pointlessness** and **finality** - **also suggests frustration, and emphasises the cruelty on humanity**
Short monosyllabic words create a strong sense of **pointlessness** and **finality** - **also suggests frustration, and emphasises the cruelty on humanity**
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