Belfast Confetti Flashcards
1
Q
Name a quote which presents how conflict impacts your ability to communicate
A
‘I was trying to complete a sentence in my head but it kept stuttering’
‘A fount of broken type’
2
Q
Name a quote which presents the effects of physical conflict
A
‘It was raining exclamation marks’
‘An asterisk on the map’
3
Q
Name a quote which presents the idea of entrapment
A
‘I know this labyrinth well’
‘All the alleyways and streets blocked with stops and colons’
4
Q
Who wrote the poem?
A
Ciaran Carson
5
Q
What is the context of the poem?
A
It is told by someone on the streets after a car bomb explosion during The Troubles in Northern Ireland
