西风颂英文赏析

Appreciation of the Poem “Ode to the

West Wind”

Class 0801

Name Zhao Xiaoning

Student Number 2008030112

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2. Appreciation to the Ode to the West Wind… … … … … … … ( 5 )

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4. Bibliography… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ( 7 )

Abstract:

Ode to the West Wind is the most classical works of Shelley The poet came up with the thought when he is walking in a forest and a strong storm seemed to come soon. And the storm came together with wind and hails. In such weather Shelley thought of many things of the society. Under this atmosphere he wrote the poem “Ode to the West Wind”.

Key Words:

Lyric image aesthetics the west wind

摘要：

《西风颂》是雪莱最为经典的作品. 当诗人漫步于森林中，一场暴风雨即将来临，此时此景，诗人深有感触，当时正处于欧洲的革命风暴中，于是，千古名篇《西风颂》诞生了。

关键词

抒情诗意象美学西风

1.Introduction

Ode to the West Wind is written by Percy Bysshe Shelley(1792～1822) , t he famous British democracy poet, to express revolutionary enthusiasm and victory faith . The poem was written in 1819 when he was living in Italian. It conveyed the spirit of the times.

It is safe to say that anyone who read the poem will be inspired an influenced by it. As Shelley wanted the belief of reform and revolution to be heared, the wind became the horn to call people to fight for their freedom. Meanwhile the poem is also a lyric poem which the poet use many symbols to express his belief.

2.Appreciation to the Ode to the West Wind

It consists of five cantos . The poem Ode to the West Wind can be divided in two parts: the first three cantos and a The last two cantos The three can to scribing the wind's effects upon earth, air, and ocean. The last two cantos are Shelley speaking directly to the wind, asking for its power, to lift him like a leaf, a cloud or a wave and make him its companion in its wanderings.

In the first canto,west wind crushes dry weeeds and smashes rotten woods on land, sweeps the seeds into earth at the same time, and the poet highlights it as the destroyer and preserver. The withered leaves and the west wind are the main images. However, one must not think of this ‘Ode’ as an optimistic praise of the wind; it is clearly associated with autumn.

In the second canto, the west wind sweeps the residual cloud in the air , and brings out the storm clouds.The second canto of the poem is much more fluid than the first one. Shelley employs the following images : cloud、rain、and lighting. Angels of rain and lighting is rightly the storm of revolution brought by the west wind，here by employ personification, it express the majestic momentum of the west wind.

In the third canto，the poet mainly chants the west wind, carefully describes the