... destruction in the final tercet of this poem. Shelley's says that his lips are the "trumpet of prophecy" (69). And many say that Wordsworth is egotistical? Again, he uses biblical sounding words to add drama and importance to his prophetic vision. And it definitely helps achieve Shelley's intended ... the word rebirth, could take the place of "spring." Shelley, like all of the Romantic poets, constantly tries to achieve a transcendence to sublime. In "Ode to the West Wind," Shelley uses the wind as a power of change that flow through history, civilization, religions and human life itsel...

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• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School