What is the author's style in The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius?

The style of the book alternates between fairly technical philosophical discourse and poetry. The translator does an adequate job of making the philosophical parts of the text comprehensible to a reader without much background in philosophy, but to fully grasp the text it is still necessary to understand the philosophical background against which Boethius is writing. His main philosophical influences seem to be Plato and Aristotle, the two great philosophers of antiquity, but he also shows clear signs of Stoic influence, especially in his discussions about how happiness cannot be taken away.