ode the the west wind

Summary - Ode to the West Wind is a poem addressed to the west wind. It is personified both as a "Destroyer" and a "Preserver". It is seen as a great power of nature that destroys in order to create, that kills the unhealthy and the decaying to make..

About the poet - The son of a rich Tory Squire, Percy Bysshe Shelley was educated at Eton and then sent to Oxford. Shelly came under the influence of revolutionary ideas of the English philosopher - William Godwin, whose daughter Mary Godwin he ultimately married. In 1818, Shelley left for Italy, b..

Question 1 - Question: What does the west wind do to the yellow and red Autumn leaves? 1. Makes them fly 2. Carries them to rain 3. Snatches them from trees 4. Makes them pestilence stricken Answer:..

Symbolism - Symbolism is another poetic device which is used to represent or recall something else possessing similar qualities, especially an object representing an abstract thought or quality. In "Ode to the west wind", the west wind is symbolic o..

Ode to the West Wind is a poem addressed to the west wind. It is personified both as a "Destroyer" and a "Preserver". 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 f..

Question: The poem has personified the west wind. What has the poet personified the west wind with? Answer: Shelley has personified the west wind as an enchanter, as destroyer and as preserver. The west wind..

The West Wind now becomes a personal force. The poet says that if he were a dead leaf, a swift cloud, a wave, he could experience the West Wind's power and its strength. In his childhood, the poet had the power and strength and could probably out speed the h..

Question: How does Shelley compare himself to the west wind? Answer: Speed and energy are the two attributes of the west wind. The poet admires these qualities and says that he also had these qualities in his younger days. Like the west..

Personification - Personification is to treat an inanimate object or animate as if it were a human being. 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. He h..

Despair and trauma which the poet is experiencing now gives way to a new hope. Shelly offers himself to the west wind in the same way as the sky, the ocean and the forests do. He asks the west wind to be the musician who can take out a deep autumnal tone fro..