Comment of the "Ode to the West
Wind",Shelley
The
poem first appeared in 1820,written by Shelley,one of the most important
english poets,in a wood near Florence.It composed of 14 lines and is divided
into five 626j97g stanzas. In each stanza he describes the effects of the wind on the
nature, a wind that is considered a cosmic power chich affects the whole
universe. In the first stanza the wind is described as an essence of seasonal
change, as a destroyer and a preserver, and there are described its effects on
earth. In the second stanza are described its effects on the air, and in the
third stanza the effects on and under the sea. In the fourth stanza the poet
implores the wind to lift him and rescue him from prostration. In the last
stanza the poet identifies with the wind, becoming the prophet of an humanity's
moment of change. In the ode there are many similes, metaphors and symbols.
Key-words of the poem are destroyer and
preserver, which sintesize the main
concepts of the ode:
the
death and the rebirth of human society. This concept of a new birth implies a
negative view of society and underlines the prophetic role of the poet.
Eventually in this ode the poet shows his desire for personal renewal and for
the successful spreading of his revolutionary ideas.
