Adirge is a funeral song. why did shelley choose that title for this poem?

Question

Adirge is a funeral song. why did shelley choose that title for this poem? a dirge by percy bysshe shelley rough wind, that moanest loud grief too sad for song; wild wind, when sullen cloud knells all the night long; sad storm, whose tears are vain, bare woods, whose branches strain, deep caves and dreary wail, for the world's wrong!

Hermina Ferry · Accepted Answer

The correct answer for this question is that Shelley called this poem a Dirge because it is so sad and somber. A dirge refers to a funeral song, so through the title Shelley is leading the reader to know exactly what to expect from the poem's atmosphere and tone.

Hermina Ferry · Answer

The poem has got a sad tone, symbolized with a matching grief of nature, such as wild wind, sullen cloud and sad storm. The author reflects his own grief with nature's grief. Indeed, Shelly dedicated the poem to his friend, English Romantic poet John Keats and to his son after the untimely the death of the poet and his son. The correct and logical answer among the multiple choices is the third option.

Hermina Ferry · Answer

He Wishes to mourn nature

Hermina Ferry · Answer

He wishes to mourn nature is NOT correctExplanation:  I just took the test and this answer is wrong

Jakob Littel

Adirge is a funeral song. why did shelley choose that title for this poem?

4 Answers

AI-Powered Insights

Want to answer this question?

Categories

Tags

Related Questions