Ode to the West Wind
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Percy Bysshe Shelley composed the poem "Ode to the West Wind" in 1819 and published it in 1820. Some have interpreted the poem to be an expression of the speaker lamenting his/her current geolocation, but at the same time rejoicing in the fact his/her written works will have influence over people in different geolocations. More than anything else, Shelley wanted his message of reform and revolution spread, and the wind becomes the trope for spreading the word of change.
The poem begins with 3 stanzas describing the wind's effects upon earth, air, and ocean. The last two stanzas are Shelley speaking directly to the wind, asking for its power.
The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABA BCB CDC DED FF, and it is written in iambic pentameter.
References
- SYLLABUS: English 416/616, The Age of Romanticism (http://facstaff.uww.edu/hoganj/416SYL97.HTM)