There are five paragraphs in the whole poem. The first three paragraphs describe and praise the west wind, and the last two paragraphs are further promotion. The poet and the west wind correspond with each other. But the two are integrated and become the central idea of the poem. In the first paragraph, the poet described that the west wind swept away the residual leaves in the forest and sent away the seeds of life; The second paragraph describes the west wind disturbing the clouds and fog in the sky and calling for the arrival of lightning; In the third paragraph, it is said that the west wind lifts the fierce waves of the sea and destroys trees. There are three sections and three artistic conceptions, from forest to sky to sea, flying in reality and imagination. The poet's imagination is exaggerated and rich, expressing the great potential of the west wind to resist decay and stimulate new life. The fourth paragraph is the change of creative form, from scenery description to lyricism. The last section is the climax of the whole poem, which further expounds the power of the west wind as a "savior". The poet asked Xifeng to take him as a string and let the poet exert his own strength to spread revolutionary ideas. Shout for the revolution and wake up the sleeping people. "Although my leaves have fallen, what does it matter!" The author hopes that the west wind can give himself a "violent spirit", integrate with the west wind and destroy the decadent reactionary forces. Expressed the author's strong determination to sacrifice for the revolution. The momentum of the west wind is exactly what the poet wants us to know. The whole poem is full of the poet's love and yearning for the west wind.
To the West Wind uses symbolism. The whole poem is about the west wind in autumn from beginning to end. Whether it is writing scenery or lyricism, there is no deviation from the image of the west wind. The poet is not only singing the west wind, but also singing the revolution. The west wind, leaves, seeds, clouds, storms, thunder and lightning, the sea and trees in the poem are only symbolic things, but they have profound meanings. The ever-changing scene of nature is a symbol of revolutionary war. You see, rage is like the hair of a crazy girl. The endless mystery in the dark night is the power of the west wind, and black rain, hail and flame are its helpers, which is shocking enough. "Oh, west wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?" The poet finally lamented that Shelley was willing to feel the west wind with his life and wait for spring with his life. The west wind became a symbol, and the poet used it as a metaphor to express his belief in life and his determination to declare war on the old world.
With elegant and vigorous imagination, the poet constructed the image of the west wind, and the magnificent poems expressed the heroic feelings of the west wind and the eagerness to sweep away the old world to the fullest. The metaphor in the poem is strange and vivid, and every word expresses the poet's excited mood. The poet Shelley is willing to devote himself to the coming spring.