Ode to the West Wind


About the Poet
       The son of a rich Tory Squire, Percy Bysshe Shelley was educated at Eton and then sent to Oxford.
Summary
       It is seen as a great power of nature that destroys in order to create, that kills the unhealthy and the decaying to make way for the new and the fresh.
Personification
       Poets commonly use this technique to create images in the mind and to give their writing a greater sensory appeal. In this poem, the poet has personified the west wind.
Symbolism
        Odes were originally songs, performed to the accompaniment of a musical instrument.
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