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It is round like a moon The moon is associated with Romance Its skin is It promises light – light is associated with truth, faith, beauty, innocence, etc. You peel an onion Lovers undress each other Causes tears Causes tears Its taste is strong and lasting kiss is possessive and fierce Onions have rings Relationship are often symbolised by a ring The smell of onions will stay with you So will her love Duffy creates a sense of an intimate conversation by using the words ‘I’ and ‘you’ as if she is talking personally to the reader. By starting lines in the middle – ‘Not a red rose’ – it seems as the conversation has been going on for some time. The use of the present tense suggests it is happening now and she is handing something over – ‘here’ ‘take it’ – to someone present
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