Which of the following excerpts best illustrates the mood of Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind"? A. "Be thou, spirit fierce, My spirit! Be thou me, impetuous one!" B. "Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing, Yellow, and black, ..." C. "The sapless foliage of the ocean, know Thy voice, and suddenly grow gray with fear, ..." D. "If I were a dead leaf thou mightest bear; If I were a swift cloud ..."

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Greene

21 November, 11:03

Which of the following excerpts best illustrates the mood of Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind"? A. "Be thou, spirit fierce, My spirit! Be thou me, impetuous one!" B. "Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing, Yellow, and black, ..." C. "The sapless foliage of the ocean, know Thy voice, and suddenly grow gray with fear, ..." D. "If I were a dead leaf thou mightest bear; If I were a swift cloud ..."

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Tom · Answer 1

B. "Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing, Yellow, and black, ..."

Through the poem Shelley uses fear and monstrous comparisons to describe the west wind as something dark, spooky, and basically evil. This line, comparing the wind to ghosts, pretty much sums up the mood of the poem and how he feels about the wind.