1. Aspects of Nature in the Poems of Mary Shelley
... power not known to man, a shadow, that visits and drifts away, this is the wind. Shelly refers to the wind, it sweeps in and leaves quickly. He says "As summer winds that creep from flower to flower", a lonely spirit, moving on. He also refers to the Spirit of Beauty, love of freedom and beauty, but this too leaves fast ... direction. Its almost like he sees something invisible at work. In some of his references he uses the word spirit which would leave one to think of god. But in reading both poems, he is trying to convey how the wind, with all its power can either be a wondrous force ...
- Word Count: 1179
- Approx Pages: 5
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School