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AnalysisofPercyShelley’s“OdetotheWestWind”
In'OdetotheWestWin感雨皮础婷烈d,'PercyByssheShelleytriestoshowhisdesirefortranscendence,byexplainingthathisthoughtsandideas,likethe'win亲衡协带须今吗gedseeds'aretrapped.TheWestWindactsasaforceforchangeandforw360问答ardmovementinthehumanandnaturalworld.
Shelleyseeswinternotjustasthelastseasonofvegetationbutasthelastphaseoflife.Shelleyobservesthechangingoftheweatherfromautumntowinteranditseffectsontheenvi措武那ronment.Shelleyistryingtoshowthataman’sideascanspreadandliveonbeyondhislifetimebyhavingthewindcarryhis'deadthoughts'whichthroughdestruction,willleadtoarebirthintheimagination,andinthenaturalworld.Shelleybeginshispoembyaddressingthe'WildWestWind'.Hethenintroducesthethemeofdea草同随表跑供目来突角thandcomparesthedeadleavesto'ghosts'.Theimageryof'Pestilence-strickenmultitudes'makesthereaderawarethatShelleyisaddressingmorethanapileofleaves.Hisclaustrophobicmoodisshownwhenhetalksaboutthe'wintrybed'and'Thewi端情制振常推河析示条江ngedseeds,皮义者术卫图支植几形础wheretheyliecol那见年食区溶晚科示把多dandlow/Ea聚办齐家变灯chlikeacorpsewithinitsgrave,until/ThineazuresisteroftheSpringshallb庆主距胡环赵委婷富low'.Inthefi眼六六功rstline,S货块helleyusedthephrase'wingedseeds'whichpresentsi
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The'closing婷职均调之理映春态逐night'isusedalsotomeanthefinalnight.The'pumice'showsdestruc销夜先夫用张飞色参关迫tionandcreationbecausewhenthevolcanoeruptsitdestroys.Thisactsasanintroductionandaforeshadowofwhatisto面弱景川击娘环comelater.'alsohelpsthereaderpreparefortheclimaxwhichShelley沙intended.Itseemsthatitisonlyinhisdeaththatth树e'WildSpirit'couldbelifted'asawave,aleaf,acloud'toblowfreeinthe'WildWestWind'.The'pumice'isprobablyShelley'sbe云叶列优整脱的磁费培stexampleofrebirth.Astherisingactioncontinues,Shelleytalksaboutthe'Mediterranean'andits'summerdreams'.Again,heusessoftsoundingwordstocalmthereaderintothesamedream-likestateoftheMediterranean.Hethenwriteslikeamourningsong'Ofthedyingyear,towhichthisclosingnight/Willbethedomeofavastsepulchre/Vaultedwithalltheycongregatedmight'.Percyseeshis‘dome’asavolcanoandwhenthe'dome'does'burst,'itwillactasa'DestroyerandPreserver'andcreator.In'OdetotheWestWind,'Shelleyusesthewindtorepresentdrivingchangeandacarrierforhisideas.
