Eavan Boland “ The Child Of Our Time” Flashcards
A shocking image of a broken child symbolic of her own child’s innocence
“themselves around your limbs broken image “
Includes the reader and passes a heavy guilt to them including the reader within this world and the polemical narrative everyone is affected by
“Our Idle talk “
Symbolism of the failure of our society to protect the divine right a child has as a member of our world resonant to the world today highlighting the innocence and precious light that opposes darkness but still we allow the darkness to win time and again
“Our time have robbed your cradle “
Juxtaposition as she remarks order and contradicts herself with discord
“Rhythm from the discord of your murder “
Symbolism of the Greek mythical stories and folktales told to a child to help the child understand or protect them from the truth during violent times of Greece and Rome compared to Northern Ireland’s troubles
“Takes to distract legends to protect “
