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