Black Lace Fan My Mother Gave Me
... This justification of her writing is depicted in the poem “The Black Lace Fan My Mother Gave Me”. Throughout the poem, Boland transports the reader back to the moment when a woman, her mother, received a very special gift from her lover. She emphasizes specific details about the weather, the characters’ actions, and the fan itself in order to re-live her mother’s experience. Boland utilizes symbolism, metaphors, and similes to illustrate the reoccurring theme of the fan and the steamy romance of the relationship. ... ” Suddenly the poem is in the present, representing the memory of the fan. ... She feels strongly about the fan and the situation occurring in the poem. ... The reader is left wondering what happened to the man, how the woman got the fan, and how there was a sudden shift to the present. Spellerberg 3 In order to support her motif of the black lace fan, Boland a great deal of symbolism in the poem.