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‘Valentines’
by Carol Ann Duffy
Not a red rose or a satin heart.
I give you an _________.
It is a moon wrapped in brown paper.
It promises light
like the careful undressing of love.
Here.
It will blind you with tears
like a lover.
It will make your reflection
a wobbling photo of grief.
I am trying to be truthful.
Not a cute card or a kissogram.
I give you an _________.
Its fierce kiss will stay on your lips,
possessive and faithful
as we are,
for as long as we are.
Take it.
Its platinum loops shrink to a wedding‐ring,
if you like.
Lethal.
Its scent will cling to your fingers,
cling to your knife.
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Valentines -Lesson Plan. Curriculum Vital. Education Umbrella.
Grammar Worksheet
Line Tense
1)I give you an onion a) Imperative
2) It will blind you with tears b) Present simple
3) I am trying to be faithful c) Future simple
4) Take it. d) Present continuous
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Valentines -Lesson Plan. Curriculum Vital. Education Umbrella.
Activity Worksheet
Activity 1- a Poem
Think of an unusual object that could be used as a metaphor for love.
Write a poem about it in the style of Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Valentine.’ In the poem, do not
write the name of the object. Your partner will have to guess it when you have
finished the poem.
Poem checklist:
• Simile(s)
• Present simple
• Present continuous
• Future simple
• Imperative
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Valentines -Lesson Plan. Curriculum Vital. Education Umbrella.