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TMA 03 Read the poem 'Ode to the West Wind' by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Write an essay of no more than 1500 words in which you analyse the poem and comment on the poetic form and language used (e.g. rhyme, rhythm, stress pattern, metaphor, imagery, tone, word order, alliteration, point of view) and the way they contribute to the meaning. The dramatic alliteration in line one, 'Wild West Wind', announces energy and force, which flows into the rest of the poem, emphasizing how wild and destructive this wind can be. Parts of the poem suggest the unpredictability of this 'Wind', with 'from whose unseen presence' (L2), 'Uncontrollable' (L 47), and even contradictory statements such as 'Destroyer and preserver' (L 14). Shelley creates a sense of movement, making the wind more effective, with imagery, such as 'Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing' (L 3), 'who chariotest to their dark wintry bed'...

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