The first section describes the power and function of the west wind, and the line 14 points out the destroyer and protector, which are two themes throughout the poem. The second poem u
The first section describes the power and function of the west wind, and the line 14 points out the destroyer and protector, which are two themes throughout the poem. The second poem uses clouds, rain, hail and lightning to describe the power of the west wind; The third section writes that the west wind acts on waves; The fourth section is about the feelings brought by the west wind to the poet. The poet told Xifeng that he hoped to be carried away by the wind like a dead leaf. Although he is not as free as the unruly rain and wind, he can also share its fierce power.
In the last sentence, the poet asked Xifeng to help him sweep away his lethargy, spread the poem in all directions, and awaken the sleeping earth. The last two sentences "If winter comes, can spring be far behind?" It is predicted that the spring of revolution will come soon, which brings encouragement and hope to people living in darkness and difficulties.
This poem expresses the poet's hatred of reactionary and decadent forces, his ardent hope and firm belief that the revolution will eventually win and a bright future, and profoundly reveals the objective law that new things will surely overcome old things. The whole poem is magnificent and has a strong revolutionary romanticism. Symbols and fables are used throughout, which have far-reaching implications.
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Ode to the west wind uses symbolism, and the poet writes the image of the west wind with beautiful and energetic imagination. The majestic poem and strong passion show people the image of the fierce west wind, eager to sweep away the old world and create a new world. The strange and vivid metaphors in the poem, the decay of dead leaves, the crazy girl's hair, the black rain and the dark world all deeply shocked people's hearts.
Shelley is singing West Wind. He sang that the west wind swept away the residual leaves with great strength and ruthlessly swept away "a large group of people who died of the plague in black, red, lead gray or sallow"; He sang that the west wind "set off a torrent in a turbulent space", stirred up "thick clouds and dense fog", called "electric fire, hail and black rain" and "sang an elegy for this dying year".
Shelley sang about the west wind and the revolutionary storm that swept across Europe. The revolutionary movement was surging, the crown fell to the ground with the wind, and groups of monsters fled at the wind, which was a vivid portrayal of the European revolutionary situation at that time.
Shelley is singing West Wind. He sang "Zephyr is both a destroyer and a protector". He sang that the west wind not only swept away the broken branches and leaves, but also "sent flying seeds to their winter beds". Next spring, when Xifeng's younger sister, Dongfeng, comes to the earth, it will "bud and spit fragrance" and "blossom colorful flowers all over the mountains", and a new world with bright spring will appear.
Shelley is singing the west wind and revolution at the same time. Unlike those bourgeois mortals, he did not simply regard revolution as a negative destructive force. Although Shelley's understanding of the new world is still vague, it is impossible to break through the level of utopian socialism.
Shelley is singing West Wind. But he is not a singer who looks on coldly. He has a strong love and yearning for the west wind. He used the west wind as a metaphor. The west wind is his soul and body, and the poet and the west wind are one.
When Shelley sang the west wind, she also encouraged and urged herself. In his early years, he went to Ireland to participate in the national liberation struggle. After returning to Britain, he continued to attack tyranny, advocate revolution, sympathize with and support the workers' movement. So he was persecuted by the reactionary bourgeois government and had to leave the motherland angrily.
During his stay in Italy, he kept close contact with Italian "Charcoal Party" and Greek revolutionaries, sympathized with and supported their revolutionary activities. Ode to the west wind created Shelley's bumpy life path, poured Shelley's resentment against the reactionary rulers, filled with Shelley's indomitable fighting spirit and expressed Shelley's strong desire to join the revolution.