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1、TheStylisticAnalysisofOdetotheWestWind.“OdetotheWestWind”isalyricpoemthataddressesthewestwindasapowerfulforceandasksittoscatterthepoet'swordsthroughouttheworld.Withthewindsymbolizingthemixtureofdeathandrebirth,Shelleyappealstotheregenerationofhimselfspirituall
2、yandpoeticallyandofEuropepolitically..Thepoemcontainsfivestanzasoffourteenlineseach—fourthree-linestanzasandatwo-linecouplet,allmeterediniambicpentameter.Thethree-linerhymeschemeineachpartisknownasterzarima,employedbyDanteinhisDivineComedy.Inthisformat,line2of
3、onetercetrhymeswithlines1and3ofthenexttercet,noticingthatdead(secondline,firsttercet)rhymeswithredandbed(firstandthirdlines,secondtercet).Thefinalcoupletrhymeswiththemiddlelineofthelastthree-linestanza.Andthuseachofthefivepartsfollowsthisscheme:ababcbcdcdedee.
4、Thislinkedchaingivesafeelingofonwardmotion;theversehasabreathlessqualitywhichisinkeepingwiththeonwardmotionasthewindmovesforward.Itcanbedividedintotwoparts:thefirstthreestanzasandthelasttwostanzas.Thethreestanzasscribethewind'sforcefulanddynamiceffectsuponthee
5、arth,theair,andtheoceanas”destroyerandpreserver”.Itwilldestroytheoldworldandheraldinanewone.WhilethelasttwoshowthatShelleyspeaksdirectlytothewind,askingforitspowertolifthimlikealeaf,acloudorawaveandtomakehimitscompanioninitswanderings,reinvigoratinghimandhispo
6、etry.Inthefirststanza,thewitheredleavesandthewestwindarethemainimages.Itbeginswiththealliteration‘WildWestWind’,makingthewindsound“invigorating”andliving.In“ThoubreathofAutumn’sbeing”autumnispersonified,andthewestwindiscomparedtotheairbreathedoutofautumn,alivi
7、ngbeing,wherethewindisconsideredasthe“Destroyer”becauseitdrivesthelastsingsoflifefromthetrees.However,“ThineazuresisteroftheSpring”isthoughtasthe“Preserver”forscatteringtheseedswhichwillcometolifeinthespring.Throughthecomparison,Shelleyexpressedhisstrongemotio
8、ntowardsrevolution.Inthesecondstanza,thewestwindsweepstheresidualcloudintheair,andbringsoutthestormclouds.“Angelsofrainandlighting”isrightlythestormofrevolutionbroughtbythewestwind
