Question

4.Why does Shelley call the West Wind both preserver and destroyer in

“Ode to the West Wind”? Elucidate.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Shelley calls the West Wind a destroyer because it strips all the leaves off the trees, tumbles them helter-skelter and piles them up all over the landscape. It is essential to dispersing them. But it also blows the seeds that will be sprouting when the weather turns warm again. And these seeds are scattered among the dead leaves as well as buried under them for protection.

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Answer 2

It is said so as while it can damage everything, it can liberate as well.

• Since the wind is such a strong force, it creates enormous turbulence on the ground, in the atmosphere, and over the sea. The breeze in the sky also shatters the clouds.
• The wind disperses the clouds to the point that they fill the whole atmosphere, from the dim horizon to the highest zenith. It makes a lot of noise in the clouds.
• The breeze, as a breaker, sweeps away the pale, dried leaves of trees, leaving the seeds in the fertile soil to germinate in the coming season.