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Belfast Confetti Belfast Confetti is a poem written by a Northern Irish poet based upon the Irish troubles of the 1970's. He describes dramatically the turmoil between catholic and protestant people and expresses his feeling towards the civil unrest and protests of the time. The poet uses the ironical title 'Belfast Confetti' for his work. Confetti is usually thrown over the bride and groom at a happy event - a wedding. However, instead of small pieces of paper, this confetti is used to mean debris from bombs and objects hurled by rioters. The poet probably witnessed at first hand some of the atrocities, many taking place in Belfast, the Northern Irish capital. The poem is written in the present tense and the repeated use of the word 'I' shows how the poet has been involved in the events and how disturbing it has been for him. By using the first person the...

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