Belfast Confetti (1990) (Edexcel GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Author of 'Belfast Confetti'
Author of 'Belfast Confetti'
Ciaran Carson
Carson's nationality
Carson's nationality
Northern Irish
Year 'Belfast Confetti' published
Year 'Belfast Confetti' published
1990
What does 'Belfast Confetti' refer to?
What does 'Belfast Confetti' refer to?
Makeshift weapons - shrapnel/debris from riots
Historical context of poem
Historical context of poem
The Troubles in Northern Ireland
'Raining exclamation marks' device
'Raining exclamation marks' device
Metaphor for chaos of shrapnel/debris
'Fount of broken type' represents
'Fount of broken type' represents
Disarray & loss of coherent communication
'Streets blocked with stops & colons' device
'Streets blocked with stops & colons' device
Extended metaphor - city as maze, showing entrapment
'Why can't I escape?' device
'Why can't I escape?' device
Rhetorical question showing helplessness
Definition of 'fusillade'
Definition of 'fusillade'
Rapid series of gunshots
'Fusillade of question-marks' conveys
'Fusillade of question-marks' conveys
Confusion & uncertainty from riots
Fragmented structure mirrors
Fragmented structure mirrors
Chaos & disorientation of the scene
Free verse purpose
Free verse purpose
Reinforces unpredictable nature of conflict
Punctuation imagery symbolises
Punctuation imagery symbolises
Breakdown of communication & fragmented mental state