Ode To The West Wind PB Shelley

1. The Poem "Ode To The West Wind" is an impassioned address to the => Autumnal West Wind

2. The poem is mainly about » the West Wind and its forces.

3. The first three stanzas describe and reflect- upon => the operation of the West Wind on the land, in the sky, and on the seas.

4. The Fourth stanza of the poem describes => personal and subjective elements.

5. In the fourth stanza the poet desires » to be lifted out of his low, fallen state by the Wind

6. The note of romantic subjectivism takes on a revolutionary fervour in => 5th and final stanza

7. The poet describes the West with both as a » Destroyer and Preserver

8. In this poem Shelley gives a strong message a that => joy would follow grief i.e after despair, there would be hope.

9. Shelley uses West Wind as a symbol of » wild untamed energy.

10. The poet calls the ______ the breath of Autumn. » West Wind

11. What message does Shelley want to spread to the whole world? => the message of hope and joy

12. The poem "Ode to the West Wind" is written in => Terza Rima (ABA BCB CDC DED EE)

13. The speaker uses the wind as a metaphor for » His own art

14. The west wind has been called the "unseen presence" because = it cannot be seen but its presence can be felt.

15. How are the dead leaves driven by the West Wind? => like "ghosts" run away from magicians

16. What is the impact of the West Wind on

the sky? » It scatters dark clouds all over The Sky.

17. What is referred by the term expression "angels" of rain and lightning? => The cloud that scatters over the sky.

18. The west wind brings about the Autumn hence it is called » the dirge of the dying year

19. The plants at the bottom of the ocean turn grey because of => the fear for the West Wind

20. The Atlantic Waves part due to =) The West Wind

21. Who is the azure sister of the west wind?

» Spring

22. Why are the leaves referred as "pestilence-striken multitudes"?

» They are dead and rotten, and are in large numbers.

23. What does the term "wintry bed" refer? => The cold earth is the Wintry Bed.

24. The term "trumpet of a prophecy" means » the poet's verses would proclaim the beginning of a new joyful life.

25. The poem "Ode To The West Wind" was published in => 1820