雪莱西风颂赏析

The Features of Shelley’s Poetry ——《Ode to The West Wind》

By Wu Lily

Abstract

Percy Bysshe Shelley is one of the most gifted lyrical poets in english literature.he is a man of wide knowledge and experience during his lifetime.he is a great idealist.Shelley’s poems have several features for example ,the content is rich ,full of colors、symbols and allusions,especially in his lyrical poetry.all in all,Shelley’s poetry is beautiful.this essay will discuss the features of Shelley’s poetry through his masterpiece——《ode to the west wind》.

Key words: Percy bysshe Shelley 《ode to the west wind》feature

CONTENT

Abstract (2)

I Introduction (5)

II Beauty in color (5)

III beauty in symbols&allusion (5)

IV beauty in intellectual thought (6)

V Conclusion (7)

摘要：

珀西·比希·雪莱（Percy·Bysshe·Shelley）是英国文学史上最有才华的诗人，其一生见识广泛，不仅是柏拉图主义者，更是个伟大的理想主义者。雪莱的诗歌有一些显著地特点，比如内涵丰富，充满色彩，以及象征、暗示等，尤其表现在他的抒情诗中。总之，雪莱的诗是美的。本文以他的代表作《西风颂》为例，分析雪莱的诗歌特点。

关键词: 雪莱《西风颂》特点

I Introduction

Percy bysshe Shelley was one of the major english romantic poets and was considered the best one.his masterpiece 《ode to the west wind》was the best one.

II Beauty in color

Color is one of the most important elements of Shelley’s poetry.without the description of color,Shelley can’t describe his world and express his emotions.without the description,readers can change the color into imagination.so one special beauty of imagery is his treatment of color and light.

wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being,

Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves dead

Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing,

Yellow, and black, and pale, and hectic red,

Pestilence-stricken multitudes: O thou,

Who chariotest to their dark wintry bed

Shelley describes autumn and the changing of colors. “Yellow, and black, and pale, and hectic red,

Pestilence-stric ken multitudes”is a imagery of the leaves that change color in the fall which means that the west wind is coming and the power of west wind is very strong.

III beauty in symbols&allusion

Shelley also like using symbols to present his ideas,which express his thinking toward the life and world.the symbol is rich in meaning,and we can understand it from different aspect.for example,west wind is the symbol of revolutionary spirit、brave、imagination、and the new things.

Shelley has a reputation as a difficult poet,because his poetry is full of allusion.the greek mythology go through the whole poem.

The winged seeds, where they lie cold and low,

Each like a corpse within its grave, until

Thine azure sister of the Spring shall blow

Her clarion o'er the dreaming earth, and fill

(Driving sweet buds like flocks to feed in air)

1With living hues and odours plain and hill:

This is related to greek mythology.

IV beauty in intellectual thought

“Wild Spirit, w hich art moving everywhere;

Destroyer and preserver; hear, oh hear!”

“Make me thy lyre, even as the forest is:

What ifmy leaves are falling like its own!

The tumult of thy mighty harmonies

Will take from both a deep, autumnal tone,

Sweet though in sadness. Be thou, Spirit fierce,

My spirit! Be thou me, impetuous one!

Drive my dead thoughts over the universe

Like wither'd leaves to quicken a new birth!

And, by the incantation of this verse,

Scatter, as from an unextinguish'd hearth

Ashes and sparks, my words among mankind!