"Ode to the West Wind"
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"Ode to the West Wind" by Percy Bysshe Shelley is an example of a Romantic poem. One of the elements of the Romantic Movement in literature was the elevation of Nature as a subject not only for poetry but for study, for life, and as a source of philosophy. This element is seen in different forms in the works of different artists. Romantic poetry such as that by Wordsworth, for instance, takes a more realistic and naturalistic view of Nature than does the more other-worldly sense of Nature found in Coleridge. Each poet features Nature, creates images of the natural world, and makes a connection between human life and the world of nature. This point of view is partially a product of the Enlightenment and of a more human-centered conception of the universe. Shelley puts these ideas into "Ode to the West Wind," addressing Nature as a force in human life and as an entity to which he feels a direct and personal connection. He begins by so addressing the wind: O 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. . . . He makes clear his attitude toward the wind as a force of Nature and suggests its power in the last lines of the first section: Wild Spirit, which art moving everywhere; Destroyer and preserver; hear, oh, hear! The poet throughout addresses the wind as a personificatio
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Approximate Word count = 1081
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page)
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