Percy Shelley

What does Shelley repeatedly ask the wind to do?

• to go away

• to hear him

• to see him

Which element of Romanticism was NOT part of Ode to the West Wind?

• Political Ideology

• Preference for Melancholy

• Interest in Nature

• Use of Verisimilitude

• Interest in Supernatural

Which body of water was "woken up" by the West Wind?

• The Mediterranean Sea

• The Red Sea

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Pacific Ocean

What was Shelley's motive for writing Ode to the West Wind?

• political reasons

• he was in love

• to make money

• as an Oxford assignment

While in college, which subject was Shelley NOT highly passionate about?

• Politics

• Religion

• Philosophy

• History

Shelley was disowned by his father.

• True

• False

A "Maenad" is a...

• witch or enchantress

• maid

• follower of Dionysus

• type of wind

The poem is written in what Italian form?

• iambic pentameter

• terza rima

• free style

What is the West Wind's "azure sister"?

• The Fall

• The Spring

How many wives did Shelley have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• He never married.