I won’t wake up early wondering if the postman’s been. I Wouldn’t Thank You for a Valentine Analysis First Stanza As the poem is so clouded in that bantering feel, the genuineness of most of her declarations is brought down to a running joke that concludes when she notes she would not provide a “thank you” for these gestures, but would instead “melt.” Essentially, Lochhead has created a four- stanza work of an almost satirical nature in that the informality and casualness reveal that her complaints are in jest-and that she would, in fact, appreciate gestures. A careful examination of the word choice, though, creates a playful atmosphere in the poem that is too dominant to overlook, and that amusement in presentation follows the poem nearly from start to finish. ‘I Wouldn’t Thank You for a Valentine’ by Liz Lochhead is what would appear to be a series of criticisms in regard to methods of expressing affection on Valentine’s Day in that she journeys through things she would seemingly not appreciate.
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