Characteristics of Shelley's Poetry —— Introduction to Shelley's Poetry Style

1, Shelley is a romantic poet, so his works are naturally full of romantic atmosphere. In many of Shelley's poems, there are many beautiful words and romantic atmosphere descriptions Shelley loves nature very much, so in his works, many natural scenery are the media for him to express his feelings, such as mountains, rivers, birds and so on. The most famous and representative is ode to the west wind. In this poem, Shelley expresses his desire for freedom by praising the west wind. Besides using natural things as media, Shelley likes to compare himself to natural things. He once said, "The world is a nightingale".

2. Except for poems related to nature, most of Shelley's poems are mainly lyrical. Because Shelley is a contemporary socialist poet, there is revolution in his works besides romanticism. In Song to the English, he pointed out that the ruling class in Britain is a parasite attached to the people by lyrical means and called on the people to resist the rule of the dark bourgeoisie.

It is precisely because of the special poetic style of combining romanticism with revolution that more and more people like Shelley's poems, and Shelley's influence is growing. Shelley was rejected by the British government and even expelled from Britain. Through the introduction of Shelley's poetic style, we can see what the ideal Shelley pursued all his life.