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ODE TO THE WEST WIND CRITICAL APPRECIATION, , “Ode to the West Wind” is acclaimed by, critics as one of the best lyrics in English, language. It exhibits the excellence of P.B., Shelley’s poetic genius. Shelley the artist, and Shelley the prophet have found the, fullest expression in this ode., , There is no song in the whole of English, literature more passionate, more full of, force by which the idea and its form are, united into one unique creation. The, feeling of suffering, exultation, hope,, regret and rapture make the poem deeply, poignant. The Ode ends on a thrilling and, prophetic note —, , “If winter comes, can spring be far, behind?”, , Scanned with CamScanner

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Ode to the West Wind can be divided into, two parts, the first part consisting of three, sections and the second part comprising, the last two stanzas. In the first three, stanzas, there is an invocation to the West, Wind. In the opening stanza, the poet, vividly describes the destroying and, preserving nature of the West Wind., , In the concluding stanza, the poet implores, to fill in him the fiery zeal of its force so, that he may be able to drive his dead, thoughts over the universe and regenerate, the world according to his idealism. The, poem can be summarized in the following, manner , The poet addresses to the West Wind as the, very breathe of Autumn’s life. Before it, the, dry leaves yellow, black, pale and red dull, are driven away like the ghost before an, enchanter. It drives the seeds to their beds, , andar tha OMANTAT tarhara thartr rarill ha lkrine, Scanned with CamScanner

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The poet addresses to the West Wind as the, very breathe of Autumn’s life. Before it, the, dry leaves yellow, black, pale and red dull, are driven away like the ghost before an, enchanter. It drives the seeds to their beds, under the snow, where they will be lying, till they sprout in spring. Thus, it is at once, a preserver and destroyer of life., , "Wild Spirit, which art moving, everywhere;, Destroyer and preserver, hear, oh, hear, , ww, ., , The West Wind is like a stream on whose, current loose clouds are scattered like the, dead leaves fallen into the stream from, trees, standing on its banks. The wind is, singing the funeral song of the dying year., It is the dirge of the dying year to which the, dark night with vapour will be a vast, tomb., , Scanned with CamScanner

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The west wind wakes. the _ blue, Mediterranean up from dream. It breaks, the level surface of the Atlantic into, chasms. The marine vegetation fade and, foil at the approach of the west wind. The, sapless foliage of the ocean knows the fury, of its voice and suddenly grow grave with, fear., , {please, visit for more information, , - https://www.whlit.com/ }, , The poet identifies himself with the west, wind and shares its feelings. He shares the, vigour and the strength of the West Wind,, but he is less free than the west wind to lift, him as a wave, a leaf and a cloud and make, him bold and strong. The poet tells the, West Wind that in his youth, he was also as, tameless, swift and proud as the West, Wind., , Scanned with CamScanner

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"A heavy weight of hours has chained,, and bowed, , One too like thee : tameless, and swift,, and proud.", , In his fury, the poet implores the West, Wind to blow through his heart and scatter, his thoughts over the world like the, withered leaves ao that a new world of, better moral idea may be created. He, wishes the west wind to carry his message, to the sleeping mankind and he is hopeful, of a millennium. The poet has got the, prophetic optimism when he says - “If, winter comes, can spring be far behind?”, , Scanned with CamScanner