Boland’s unique use of language helps the reader to
comprehend the variety of feeling in her poetry. She uses poetic techniques
such as imagery, symbolism and metaphors to convey the intense emotions found
in her sometimes personal experiences to the reader. The poems where I find
this most evident are The F amine Road, Child of our Time, Love and The Pomegranate. These poems
showcase both Boland’s style of language and the strong emotions which it
portrays.
