belfast confetti Flashcards
Who was the poet of Belfast confetti
Cieran Carson (born 1948) is a Belfast-born Northern-Irish poet and novelist.
violence in Northern Ireland. In 1969, Carson narrowly
avoided death in The Troubles, when a bullet tore through a
taxi that he was sitting in. His poetry has won many awards.
How does this poem link to conflict
The Troubles – The Troubles is the name given
to the conflict in Northern Ireland during the
late 20th Century. with the goal of the unionist side to remain part of the UK, and the nationalist side to become part of Ireland. It was settled in the Good Friday agreement of 1998.
What are themes set in this poem?
disorder and divided society
how is the poem structure?
Structure – The poem opens as the chaos commences, as
signalled by the opening adverbial ‘Suddenly.’ What follows is
a rapid deterioration of any sort of order. In stanza 1, the
speaker is just about able to offer details regarding the riot,
but by the end of stanza 2, their sense of clarity has reduced
to such an extent that they question themselves.
what quote could you use to show this
“I was trying to complete a sentence in my head,
but it kept/ stuttering,”
WHat are the terms used to describe how punctuation is used in the poems?
enjambment and caesura
why is repetition and fillers used in the poem?
to show him having to think about what just happened and trying to put it into words
