Compare the ways that a range of poems explore social issues. Falling leaves, belfast confetti, ruined maid

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Compare the ways that a range of poems explore social issues.

All four poems depict different social issues. Belfast Confetti is about the riots that broke out in Northern Ireland and whether the country should be protestant or catholic. London is a poem about social inequality and the poverty in London at the time. The church controlled the country at the time this poem was written. Falling leaves is the women's point of view on war. Ruined Maid is also the women's point of view on life in London in the Victorian Era. All these poems depict suffering in some way or another due to social circumstances.

Belfast Confetti uses many languages devices to grab the audience's attention. One of the main devices he uses is punctuation. This ironic use of punctuation says that the crafts of creating a poem are mirrored in the events of the story. He also uses leader dots to force the reader to think about social unrest. This is a clear way to involve the reader. He writes the poem in first person to make the poem more personal and have more impact. Enjambment is put to use as well "What is my