西风颂 英文赏析

Appreciation of Ode to the West Wind

Abstract:Ode to the west wind is one of the representative works of Shelley. The poet through the shape of "destroyer and protect" for the west wind to image to express their confidence in the future of humanity. 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.

key words: romantic, appreciation, the West Wind，artistic conception

Ode to the West Wind is written by Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1819.Encourage those struggle for freedom, at the same time, the poem expresses the hope that its words will inspire and influence those who read or hear it. Shelley wanted his message of reform and revolution spread, and the wind becomes the trope for spreading the word of change through the poet-prophet figure. Shelley's lyrical poem Ode to the west wind has been regarded as a bright pearl in the treasure house of world poetry. Regardless of the content, form and ideological exudes its own unique charming. However, as Hans Robert Jauss said "no receiver's history life of the literature in participation is unthinkable". Therefore, this article from the perspective of aesthetics of reception, to appreciate the poem from the artistic beauty, sound beauty, beauty of rhetoric aspects.

The poem is a lyric poem that addresses the west wind as a powerful force and asks it to scatter the poet's words throughout the world. In Ode to the West Wind, Shelley uses the wind to represent driving change and a carrier for his ideas. In Ode to the West Wind, Percy Bysshe Shelley tries to show his desire for transcendence, by explaining that his thoughts and ideas, like

the 'winged seeds' are trapped. The West Wind acts as a force for change and forward movement in the human and natural world. 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 heard, 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.

Poetry begins from the images. Because "conception on image". "The first section of the main image of Ode to the west wind is "wild West Wind" and "the leaves dead". This section mainly describes the westerly wind swept the forest leaf, blowing the seeds of life scene. The poem like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing, "The winged seeds" by the west wind volley transported to their dark wintry bed.

In the second section, the poet used the "clouds/vapours/rain/Black rain", "lighting", "fair", "hail" these images, in order to show the tremendous momentum west wind, and it and other images together in nature. West wind mixed the sky clouds, called a lightning storm. Especially the last two lines in the black rain and fire and hail will burst, is a destructive force west wind, it is a thunderstorm brewing in this section.

In the third section, the image is "the blue Mediterranean", "waves", "old palaces and towers", let the wind and these images together, forming a west wind will chop wave of one scene. It indicates that the revolution will be raging like a storm, and belongs to the old world will grow gray, tremble and despoil themselves. Thus, west wind became the maker of disturbance in finally .

Shelley also changes his use of metaphors in this canto. In the first cantos the wind was a metaphor explained at full length. Now the metaphors are only weakly presented –“the thorns of