Ode Flashcards
Context on Arthur O’Shaughnessy
Zoologist at British Museum Irish Wife died hound Children died as infants Dad died young He did from a chill walking home
What is this poem dedicated to
Artists writers and painters
No one specific art form is mentioned which gives it a wide spread appeal
Everything can be art so long as there is a creation involved and beauty
Artists have a role to fulfil the world
What does being an artists require
Sacrifice and to live external from society they are the cause of society moving
What do artists do
Role to fulfil the world
Poem celebrates something that is innate to creation and fantasy and the wielding of stories to push society forward
Artists are the cause of society moving forward and imply artists are to be considered as leaders as myth, story, fantasy and legend survive through civilisation
What cities does he mention and why
Babel and Nineveh
Lending the idea of art is a divine creation that in itself creates divinity
He attributes an almost godly manner to artists
What is the point of this poem
Uplifting and hopeful
Art is immortal there will always be more artists
However it is difficult to survive solely on art
If they come together they can take down an empire
They can bring dynamicity to an otherwise static world
What do most line begin with
A conjunction to give the poem a forward impetus
Art is always going to live on
What does the alliteration do
Enhances the musical effect
Quote to show two alliterations
“ the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams”
Quote to show they influence the world
“ movers and shakers of the world forever it seems”
Quote to show they build society
“ we build up the worlds great cities “
Quote to show they can defeat civilisation
“ can trample and empire down”
Quote to show artists live on
“ dream that is dying or one thy is coming to birth “
