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The speaker’s situation

The speaker’s situation

The speaker lists familiar Valentine’s gifts and gestures while insisting that she does not want them. The refusals sound comic and defensive, not simply hostile: the speaker seems to be performing resistance while addressing someone with whom she has a close, teasing relationship.

2.1.12 I Wouldn't Thank You for a Valentine by Liz Lochhead Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /English Literature
  3. /2.1.12 I Wouldn't Thank You for a Valentine by Liz Lochhead

Step-by-step lessons on OCR GCSE English Literature 2.1.12 I Wouldn't Thank You for a Valentine by Liz Lochhead. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Work through your set texts (Shakespeare, the 19th-century novel, the modern text, and the poetry cluster) alongside regular unseen-extract practice, since both components include unseen comparison questions that are usually the most time-pressured.

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