Ode to the West Wind is an expression of Shelley’s revolutionary idea.

 Ode to the West Wind is an expression of Shelley’s revolutionary idea. Explain with textual illustrations.  

Percy Bysshe  Shelley's revolutionary idea:

Ode to the west wind is a highly metaphorical and allegorical poem written by the famous poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. In this poem, he addresses the west wind and metaphorically conveys his ideas. 

In the first stanza of the poem his hinting towards a revolution or change. Used restaurant to refer to revolution. Just like the West wind moves the dead and weak leaves from trees sheds. Then the west wind spreads the seeds in pollen grains which give rise to new plants and roses in the same way as Revolution occurs. It firsts destroy the old system and then it creates a new system so so like a West wind it acts as a destroyer and preserver. A similar attitude of revolution is attributed to the west wind by Shelley. He says,

 "Destroy and preserve: hear, o hear!"

Percy Bysshe Shelley also discusses his weak and desperate situation in this poem. He says that when he was young he was imaginative and uncontrollable like the west wind. He laments his present condition and says that he is now under the burden. He entreats the west wind to lift him up like the dead leaves and clouds. Then, he changes his idea and requests the west wind to play him like a lute.

"If I were a I did leave the my test bear,

If I were a stiff loved to fly with thee"

He also says, 

“The Impulse of thy strength, only less free

Than thou, O uncontrollable! if even I were as in my boyhood and could be.”


In the last, he requests the west wind to be his companion. In other words, he is of the opinion that the west wind is too powerful and uncontrollable. He wants to be like the west wind. He says to the west wind that it should be his wild spirit.

"My spirit! Be thou me, impetuous one!"

He requests the west wind to spread his thoughts in opinions around the world even if they are garbage. He says to the west wind, that if the wind spread his thoughts new thoughts will grow in his mind just like the seeds and flowers.

He compares his thoughts with Ashes and fire and claims that they would awaken people and this would bring change in the sleeping earth. 

"Drive my dead thoughts over the universe."

He further says,

"Scatter as from an extinguished hearth

Ashes and sparks my words among mankind!

Be through my lips to unawaken'd earth."



In the last lines, he is motivated and says that after a bad time good time always occurs. 

"The trumpet of prophecy! O wind If winter comes can Spring be far behind?


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