Question 8 • English 12 B
Answer:
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.