The Effulgence Within: Shelley as a Lyric Poet in his Ode to the West Wind

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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Shelley as a Lyric Poet in his Ode to the West Wind

The lyric proper is the product of a swift, momentary and passionate impulse. What the lyric poet has observed and experienced does generate in his mind trains of thought and waves of feeling producing an inner tension which finds release in lyrical outpourings. It is a cry from the heart - of joy,... Sign in to see full entry.

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