Valentine, by Ann Duffy and First Love by John Clare :: English Literature

Valentine is by Ann Duffy. The main thing that grabbed my eye was the title â€Å"Valentine†. Normally when you would hear that word your head would think hearts, love, sentiment, and choclates and so on however not for this situation. In this sonnet it portrays love as an onion and this is the consistent symbolism. The writers point was to utilize the onion as a image of affection as opposed to the ordinary, normal blessings. I figure the sonnet may have been composed by a male yet adjusted by a female writer. My purpose behind saying this is for the most part since when you read the sonnet it seems as if it’s a male word since it discusses giving endowments which is ordinarily from the man. Never the less it has all the more profound and enthusiastic emotions in it which makes it sound like a female words. Anyway we will never know without a doubt. The language that the artist utilizes whether it’s a male or a female is powerful and solid in light of the fact that regardless of whether don’t appreciate the sonnet you would at present recall portions of it since its so obtuse and directly to the point .The sonnet additionally utilizes sooner or later comparison and allegories which additionally makes it extremely full of feeling. In this sonnet it additionally continually looks at love to an onion. It utilizes similar words that can depict love as well as an onion , doesn’t truly utilize sweet and delicate words or phrases that you would regularly expect in an adoration sonnet however in my supposition having somewhat of a change is constantly something to be thankful for. â€Å"Blind you with tears† The word visually impaired and tears show the idea of affection and how love can hurt which leaves you devastated and in streams of tears. Anyway in cooking savvy the onion would daze you and make you cry when you cut it, so the writer purchased these two things together and went along with them up to make their point all the more intriguing for the peruser. The language causes me to feel exceptionally moved at certain focuses on the grounds that its very enthusiastic and spellbinding .My preferred stanza was the last one in light of the fact that it utilizes solid words yet with energy and a profound full significance. â€Å"Lethal† Its fragrance will stick to your fingers, Stick to your blade Deadly methods hazardous and I figure this would portray love best since actually love is sentimental in any case on the off chance that you don’t play it right furthermore, don’t submit to the principles then it could transform into an extremely awful game. This is the reason love shouldn’t be messed about in any case as it not a game, all things considered, it could mess a people life for eternity.