Discussing Valentine and I Wouldn't Thank You for a Valentine
For this poetry assignment I will be discussing the poems “Valentine”
by Carol Ann Duffy and “ I Wouldn’t Thank You for a Valentine” by Liz
Lochhead. The poets have similar views about relationships but express
these views in contrasting ways. In order to analyse their contrasting
styles it would be beneficial to look at their backgrounds.
Carol Ann Duffy was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1955 but was brought
up in Stafford, England. She worked as a free-lance writer in East
London, and then she moved to Manchester where she currently teaches
creative writing at the Metropolitan University. Collections include
“Standing Female Nude” and “Selling Manhattan”.
Liz Lochhead was also born in Scotland in 1947. She is a well-known
Scottish poet, dramatist and performance artist. She began as a
lecturer in fine art, but became a full time writer in the 70’s.
Collections include “Memo for spring” and “The Grimm Sisters”. Both
these poets’ backgrounds and upbringings are represented as Liz
Lochhead uses Scottish dialectal words and phrases while Carol Duffy
does not. Lochhead uses words such as “auld” and “canny”. This is not
reflected in Carol Ann Duffy’s poem. This is possibly because she was
brought up in England so had forgotten the Scottish dialect.
The structure of “Valentine” by Carol Ann Duffy is not that of a
regular poem. It is written in free verse and there is no obvious
rhyme scheme or rhythm. The lines and stanzas are all completely
different and there seems to be no pattern. This gives the poem a more
personal touch and possibly shows that the poem was heartfelt and
these thoughts were written down as the poet thought them. The lines...
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...ould possibly offend a female reader
is she is disapproving these ideas- when another lady may love it. For
example if a man bought his girlfriend a diamond ring and proposed ,
Liz Lochhead is rejecting this idea “If you sent me a solitaire and
promises solemn………you’d entirely fail to charm me , in fact I’d detest
it”. This may put some people off this poem if they find these things
sentimental.
I find that I relate with Carol Ann Duffy’s “Valentine” better than “
I wouldn’t thank you for a Valentine” because it has deeper meaning
and seems to be more serious and has really came from the heart. Liz
Lochhead’s poem still shows true feeling but she doesn’t present it as
well as Carol Ann Duffy. Some people may look at “Valentine” and laugh
because the poet is comparing love to an onion but when you read the
comparisons they are very true and meaningful.
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“ Shed not for her a bitter tear; Nor give the heart to vain regret. Tis but the casket that lies here; The gem that fills it sparkles.”
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