Ode to West Wind

 

This poem is written by P.B Shelley in the thinking of life & death. Before telling about the poem let me first tell you what does “Ode to West Wind” mean.”ODE” This word usually uses in poem when it is being written in the form of song or lyrics. “WEST WIND” it describes that an imaginary channel or wind which is coming from London.

Now, let’s talk about whole poem what are they saying in their lyrical/poetic language. In this poem poet wants to tell us that when anything becomes destroyed by someone/something it does not only destroy but they give a new life to them.

For example a leaf who lived their life as time passes its end also get closer, their colour changes from green to brown but tree itself cannot tear away from it so that here wind helps them. When wind blows brown leaf gets away from tree and tree becomes alone but after a few days a new leaf grows.

This show us that life & death is a reality and part of us. It also shows us that we don’t die we just re-grow/rebirth