Poem "Quarantine"_Eavan Boland.

 1. Title of the poem: Quarantine

2. Author: Eavan Boland.

3. The poem Quarantine is a 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 poem. 

4. The features of this type of poem are:

•irregular structure

•lack of sequence or logic

•Have romantic-era themes likes nature and individualism but looks at them through a realistic lens.

5. Background information of the author.

-Eavan Aisling Boland was born on 24th September 1994 at Dublin,Ireland and she is a Irish poet, author and professor. She was a professor at Stanford University, where she had taught from 1996.Her work deals with the Irish national identity, and the role of women in Irish history. A number of poems from Boland's poetry career are studied by Irish students who take the Leaving Certificate. She was a recipient of the lannan Literary Award for Poetry but her notable award was Jacob's Award in the year 1976.

6. Summary of the poem.

-After reading the poem titled "Quarantine" by Eavan Boland I can summarize in short that the poem is about a husband and wife who are forced to move towards north during the Great Irish Famine. This Poem says that the couple walks in the extreme temperature on a wintry night. The next morning the couple are found dead due to cold and hunger and it says that from the way how couple were positioned we can make out that the man had died first due to not being able to resist temptation with his wife's feet in his hands. He had die suddenly trying to provide heat to his sick and suffering wife. This poem is a love poem.

7. Reflection on the poem.

-After reading the poem title "Quarantine" by  Eavan Boland, I felt sad because both of the husband and wife dies at the end. This love  poem motives me because it showcase that love is not always proven by what are considered to be traditional romantic gestures. It also taught me how love can grow more stronger in terrible circumstances.