We Lived Happily during the War (OCR GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Who wrote 'We Lived Happily during the War'?
Who wrote 'We Lived Happily during the War'?
Ilya Kaminsky (b. 1977)
Kaminsky's birthplace
Kaminsky's birthplace
Odesa, former USSR (Jewish family)
Year Kaminsky's family granted asylum in USA
Year Kaminsky's family granted asylum in USA
1993
Age when Kaminsky lost most hearing
Age when Kaminsky lost most hearing
Age 4 (medical misdiagnosis)
Collection containing the poem
Collection containing the poem
Deaf Republic
Main focus of the poem
Main focus of the poem
Moral consequences of doing nothing during conflict
Three key themes in the poem
Three key themes in the poem
Guilt, complicity, and indifference
Device in 'we protested but not enough'
Device in 'we protested but not enough'
Repetition
Effect of 'but not enough' repetition
Effect of 'but not enough' repetition
Highlights speaker's inadequacy and guilt
Device in 'around my bed America / was falling'
Device in 'around my bed America / was falling'
Enjambement
What 'invisible house' emphasises
What 'invisible house' emphasises
Unseen/ignored destruction caused by war
Device in 'country of money' lines
Device in 'country of money' lines
Repetition and sarcasm
What 'country of money' repetition critiques
What 'country of money' repetition critiques
Materialism & prioritising wealth over lives
Device in 'we (forgive us) lived happily'
Device in 'we (forgive us) lived happily'
Brackets (parenthesis)
Effect of '(forgive us)' brackets
Effect of '(forgive us)' brackets
Introduces confession, guilt & moral conflict