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The central paradox

The central paradox

Arthur O'Shaughnessy's Ode presents artists as both isolated outsiders and powerful makers of history. The collective speaker calls itself “the music-makers” and “the dreamers of dreams”, suggesting that imagination can influence the real world.

2.3.6 Ode by Arthur O'Shaughnessy Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /English Literature
  3. /2.3.6 Ode by Arthur O'Shaughnessy

Step-by-step lessons on OCR GCSE English Literature 2.3.6 Ode by Arthur O'Shaughnessy. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Work through your set texts (Shakespeare, the 19th-century novel, the modern text, and the poetry cluster) alongside regular unseen-extract practice, since both components include unseen comparison questions that are usually the most time-pressured.

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