belfast confetti

• key quotes

  • it was raining exclamation marks - chaos of violence (metaphor)
  • a fusillade of question marks- confusion and panic (metaphor)
  • why can't i escape?- trapped by conflict (rhetorical question)
• form and structure

  • free verse- reflects chaos
  • enjambment and fragmentation- breathlessness and disorientation
• context

  • ciaran carson
  • the troubles- sectarian violence in northern ireland
  • carson captures life in a warzone
• feelings

  • fear, confusion, and entrapment
  • no resolution- unending conflict
• compare to war photographer