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In
‘Ode to the West Wind’ the west wind is symbolic of both
death
and rebirth. Find instances from the poem to bring out this
symbolism.
In ‘Ode to the West Wind’ the west wind is symbolic of both death and rebirth. Find instances from the poem to bring out this symbolism.
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Instances
which make the west wind symbolic of death:
The
winged seeds
lying like corpses (lines 7 and 8)
The
poet calls the wind a dirge and the approaching
storm a sepulchre (lines 22 − 25)
Instances
which make the west wind symbolic of rebirth:
The
sea blooms (line
39)
The
poet asks the west wind to blow his dead thoughts away (line 63)
The
prophecy of the onset of spring after winter (lines 69 and 70)
Instances which make the west wind symbolic of death:
The winged seeds lying like corpses (lines 7 and 8)
The poet calls the wind a dirge and the approaching storm a sepulchre (lines 22 − 25)
Instances which make the west wind symbolic of rebirth:
The sea blooms (line 39)
The poet asks the west wind to blow his dead thoughts away (line 63)
The prophecy of the onset of spring after winter (lines 69 and 70)
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