Duffy uses the metaphor of an onion to describe the complexity of love in her poem 'Valentine'. "Not a red rose or a satin heart. I give you an onion." On the face of it, Carol Ann Duffy’s ...

The red rose has also been associated with love’s pain, and longing at separation, as in the Robert Burns poem “My luve is Like a Red, Red Rose.” “And fare thee well, my only Luve!

There are two examples of similes in Robert Burns' poem A Red, Red Rose about his enduring love: 'My love is like a red, red rose that's newly sprung in June.' 'My love is like the melody that's ...