Shelley's "Ode To The West Wind": Analysis
Beginning of paper
In "Ode to the West Wind," Percy Bysshe Shelley tries to gain
transcendence, for he shows that his thoughts, like the "winged seeds" (7)
are trapped. The West Wind acts as a driving force for change and
rejuvenation in the human and natural world. Shelley views winter not just
as last phase of v ....
Middle of paper
.... makes the
reader aware that Shelley is addressing more than a pile of leaves. His
claustrophobic mood becomes evident when he talks of the "wintry bed" (6)
and "The winged seeds, where they lie cold and low/ Each like a corpse
within its grave, until/ Thine azure sister of the Spring shall blow" (7-
9). In the first line, Shelley use the phrase "winged seeds" which
presents images of flying and freedom. The only problem is that they lay
"cold and low" or unnourished or not elevated. ....
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Word count: 1450
Page count: 6 (approximately 250 words per page)
