T52 Ode to the west wind

Question 1

What is the setting?

Answer 1

The poem’s setting is in autumn.

Question 2

What are the main themes? PDT

Answer 2

The main themes are: the P ower of nature, the D desire for freedom, T transformation

Question 3

How does the poet sees the west wind

Answer 3

The poet sees the wind as both a destroyer and a preserver. It symbolizes the cycle of death and then contributes to its rebirth

Question 4

What kind of imagery devices does the poet uses in this poem?

Answer 4

1: destroyer: a wind that sweeps away the leaves of autumn
2: preserver: a wind that spreads out seeds for the rebirth of nature

Question 5

What is the structure of this poem?
How many cantos are present here? What do each canto describe?

Answer 5

The poem is written in terza rima, used by Dante in “La divina commedia”
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-A different aspect of the wind’s power

Question 6

What are the 2 main figures of speech used here?

Answer 6

1: Apostrophe
2: Personification