西风颂的主题英文论文

[Commentary] Of the many revolutionary poems of Shelley, "Ode to the West Wind" is one of his best. It is not only a political poem but also a very lyrical one, in form or content. According to the poet, when he met the storm near the River Arno in Florence, Italy, he was deeply moved by this vehement（猛烈的） natural force, which he associated with the revolutionary storms of the human world. In the first part of this poem, Shelley describes the wind's power and its role as both "destroyer and preserver." As a destroyer, the west wind sweeps away the dead leaves; as the preserver, it plows the seeds deep into the earth to bloom when spring comes. In the second part, with images of clouds, rain, lightening, etc., the poet delineates（描绘） the power of the west wind to its extreme when it drives the clouds in the sky. The third part of the poem finds the poet showing the power of the wind in controlling the waves of the sea, from the tranquil Mediterranean to the turbulent Atlantic. In the fourth part, the poet expresses his keenly felt feelings and awakened thoughts toward the wind. The final part of the poem tells how the poet asks of the wind to drive away his dead thoughts, spread his lines to all corners of the world and awaken people who are still in a slumber. In a word, this poem is a passionate calling to the spirit of the personified west wind. The symbolism in this poem is rich and diverse. The wind is the natural force of regeneration; it is regarded as the force that leads to self-sacrifice, even self destruction, in man's personal life; it represents the invincible（不能征服的） political hopes that drive continually over the unawakened earth; and it is also the very passion of idealism, the aspiration and creativity itself. Shelley's craft in minute images like wind, water, sky, wood, etc., is both mythic（神话，虚构的） and biblical (in that it reveals to us the last scenes of the world like that recorded in the Revelation of the Bible). The total effect is "one of transcendental hope and energy, achieved through suffering and despair." As we see, while the first generation of Romantic poets like Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey regarded nature as the embodiment of truth, the younger generation of Shelley, Byron and Keats largely viewed nature as a source of beauty and aesthetic experience. In this poem, Shelley relates nature to art by working out powerful metaphors based on natural images, and expresses his views on the aesthetic quality in poetry.

Analysis of Percy Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind”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. Shelley sees winter not just as the last season of vegetation but as the last phase of life. Shelley observes the changing of the weather from autumn to winter and its effects on the environment. Shelley is trying to show that a man’s ideas can spread and live on beyond his lifetime by having the wind carry his 'dead thoughts' which through destruction, will lead to a rebirth in the imagination, and in the natural world. Shelley begins his poem by addressing the 'Wild West Wind'. He then introduces the theme of death and compares the dead leaves to 'ghosts'. The imagery of 'Pestilence-stricken multitudes' makes the reader aware that Shelley is addressing more than a pile of leaves. His claustrophobic mood is shown when he talks about the 'wintry bed' and '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'. In the first line, Shelley used the phrase 'winged seeds' which presents i. . . The 'closing night' is used also to mean the final night. The 'pumice' shows destruction and creation because when the volcano erupts it destroys. This acts as an introduction and a foreshadow of what is to come later. ' also helps the reader prepare for the climax which Shelley intended. It seems that it is only in his death that the 'Wild Spirit' could be lifted 'as a wave, a leaf, a cloud' to blow free in the 'Wild West Wind'. The 'pumice' is probably Shelley's best example of rebirth. As the rising action continues, Shelley talks about the 'Mediterranean' and its 'summer dreams'. Again, he uses soft sounding words to calm the reader into the same dream-like state of the Mediterranean. He then writes like a mourning song 'Of the dying year, to which this closing night/ Will be the dome of a vast sepulchre/ Vaulted with all they congregated might'. Percy sees his ‘dome’ as a volcano and when the 'dome' does 'burst,' it will act as a 'Destroyer and Preserver' and creator. In 'Ode to the West Wind,' Shelley uses the wind to represent driving change and a carrier for his ideas.

《西风颂》是雪莱最著名的抒情诗歌，共分五节。在第一节中，西风在陆地上以摧枯拉朽之势横扫落叶，同时又把种子吹入泥土，点出了西风既是毁灭者又是保护者的主题。第二节描写西风在空中扫荡残云，带出了暴雨雷霆。在第三节中，西风在海上劈波斩浪，大显神威，搅醒了沉睡的海洋。以上三节咏风，把西风在陆、空、海上的凛凛威风写得酣畅淋漓。接着诗人笔锋一转，由咏物而抒怀，在第四节中表达了自己愿随西风而舞的心愿，进而在第五节中发出了愿与西风合而为一的澎湃激情。在这首颂歌中，雪莱愿借西风之力，荡涤自己心中的沉暮之气，激发自己的灵感，并将自己的诗名传播四方，唤醒昏昏然的芸芸众生。多少年来，《西风颂》的影响超越了文学、超越了国界，被一代又一代的革命者当作自由与革命的颂歌。既是毁灭者又是保护者的西风无疑是破坏旧世界、创造新世界的革命的极好象征，所向披靡、势不可挡的西风则成了革命精神的化身，尤其是诗歌末尾的“风啊，冬天来了，春天还会远吗？”，一直是革命乐观主义者的口号。这首诗的结构安排精巧，值得品味。诗歌每节有14行五音步诗行，每节可独立成为一首十四行诗，前三节的末尾均以“oh，hear!”结尾，既在形式上把不同诗节贯串起来，又在语气上也使诗节之间相互照应。在每节内部，前12行利用三行诗(terza rima)的形式，最后两行为一个偶句(couplet)，押韵格式为aba bcb cdc ded ee，使诗行前后衔接，最后两行冲破格式，模仿了西风飞旋、不可阻挡的气势，既传神又达意。

1Some say Hamlet is about revenge, some say love, some say the losses, and there are people who even say it is about Odipus complex. Maybe they are all right in some way. As we all know, when there are a thousand of readers, there are a thousand of Hamlets. So I believe the tragedy of Hamlet is just about tradegy. Tragedies may take a thousand forms, but the distressful feelings are the same. Hamlet is me when I am in sorrow; and I am him when tragedy occurs to me.2The theme of Shelley's ode to the west wind is the high praise for the wind, the cheerful strength to destruct the old and to give birth to the new and the irrisistable thirst for freedom and bright future. the wind symbolizes the seemingly destructive but truly renovative force.满意给采纳啊