Belfast confetti Ciaran carson
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attempts to escape but fails
too much war for him to escape he can never be free of war
outbreak of violence in Belfast
first person is writing as the evens unfold making it more real
present tense shows its in action cant be escaped
title suggests a celebration but actually is talking about nail bombs
'raining exclamation marks' language poet uses people of Belfast use relates aging to the conflict
many lexical choice relate to theme of war Belfast =civil war
'suddenly' sense of violence creates a sense of chaos the poet is feeling
enjambment shows tension and fear
full stops represent the dead ends
repeated questions shows confusion
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lives in irland
he was troubled and was in trouble
shows the civil war where people died