求网络作业：英美文学选读 1.What is the idea in the poem of Ode to the We

It is a mixture of birth and rebirth。Shelley is concerned with the regeneration of himself spiritually and poetically and of Europe politically。He is appealing to the west wind to effect this regeneration。In the first three stanza,the dynamic force of the west wind is manifested in its power on the land,in the air,and in the sea in different seasons。It is the destroyer and preserver。It will destroy the old world and herald in a new one。In the fourth stanza Shelley wishes that he were a leaf,a cloud,and a wave,so that he could feel the power of the wet wind; but he is aware of his age and his sufferings in his life which have bent him down。Finally,he appeals to the wind,the wind of aspiration and change,to reinvigorate him and to give force and persuasiveness to his poetry。来源于罗经国的《新编英国文学选读》。考虑到本人理解会有偏差,给你一个最佳答案作参考。当然,文学更主要的还是靠自己理解,