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Question 8 • English 12 B

Which choice best approximates the theme of the final section of “Ode to the West Wind”? Support your interpretation, citing details from the poem.a. The poet wants to have a singing voice as musical and lovely as the sound of the West Wind.b. The poet wishes his verse could empower and enliven all people with the potency carried by the West Wind.c. The poet wants to be resurrected after his death.d. The poet wants to fly across the earth on the driving power of the West Wind.

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The best choice is b: the poet wishes his verse could empower and enliven all people with the potency carried by the West Wind. In the final section, the speaker asks the wind to “Drive my dead thoughts over the universe / Like withered leaves, to quicken a new birth.” He also says, “Be through my lips to unawakened earth / The trumpet of a prophecy!” These lines show that he wants his poetry to spread like the wind and inspire renewal, change, and hope in others.

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