Ode to the West Wind

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.

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Percy Bysshe Shelley - Poem - 1819 - Published - 1820 - Written

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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, to lift him like a leaf, or a cloud and make him its companion in its wanderings.He asks the wind to take his thoughts and spread them all over the world so that the youth are awoken with his ideas.

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The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABA BCB CDC DED FF, and it is written in iambic pentameter.

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