belfast confetti Flashcards
who was Ciaran Carson
a
Belfast-born Northern-Irish poet and novelist.
how does the poem link to conflict
its about the british colonising in ireland
what are the themes carson explores
the stress of wartime and the pointlessness of war
how is the poem structured
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,
what quote could you show to prove this
“Suddenly as the riot squad moved in”
in what part does carson use everyday items to describe the sounds of war and what effect does it give
Nuts, bolts, nails, car-keys. A fount of broken type. And the explosion.this gives connotations of noisy
What are the terms used to describe how punctuation is used in the poems?
the punctuation is very elaborate in this poem as it has enjambment ,cesura and has unique stansas where they say the punctuation
an example of where the uniquely use punctuation
“raining exclamation
marks,” “stops and
colons.”
why does it end with question marks
because the speaker is getting questioned by the riot squad
what does fusillade mean?
a series of shots fired or missiles thrown all at the same time or in quick succession.
