1. What natural element does the speaker address throughout the poem?
2. Which season is predominantly associated with the west wind in the poem?
3. What poetic form is used in "Ode to the West Wind"?
4. What is the tone of the poem's final line, "If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?"
5. In the second stanza, how are the clouds described?
6. How does the speaker describe the dead leaves in the first stanza?
7. Which figure of speech is used in "Her clarion o’er the dreaming earth"?
8. The poem allegorizes the role of the poet as:
9. What does the west wind metaphorically represent for the poet?
10. How does the speaker view himself in comparison to the wind in the fourth stanza?
11. What does the speaker ask the wind to make of him in the fifth stanza?
12. What theme does the line "Drive my dead thoughts over the universe" suggest?
13. In what historical context is the poem often analyzed?
14. What is the significance of the line, "I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed!" in the fourth stanza?
15. In the fifth stanza, the speaker compares his words to:
16. What is the poet's ultimate wish for his poetry?
17. The juxtaposition of destruction and creation in the poem primarily symbolizes:
18. How many lines are there in each stanza of the poem 'Ode to the West Wind'?
19. What meter is used in "Ode to the West Wind"?
20. What is the rhyme scheme of the terza rima structure employed in the poem?
