Percy Shelley's Hymn to Intell

The first abstract, Power, comes to us in Part I of this poem.

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Shelley seems to see both Power and Beauty as honorable and attractive, but also fleeting and much different from each other. He asks,“where art thou gone?” This abstract , like Power, is unstable. ” Shelley compares Power to many natural wonders, including summer winds, moonbeams, and clouds.

The second abstract, Beauty, is brought to our attention in Part II. Many times we remember things that may have been quite different than what truly happened. Beauty is no where to be found by Shelley, but it is what he craves more than Power itself. These are all changeable and none of these parts of nature are stable. Power seems to be a very mystical and it has taken over Beauty’s reign. Be comparing Beauty to “mist o’er mountains driven” and ‘Music by the night-wind sent” we are able to see this view of Beauty’s changeability. He also compares Power to “memory of music fled. It “floats through unseen among us. Beauty is something that Shelley admires and honors, but it seems to be missing. In other words, our memories have the ability to become distorted.

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Approximate Word count = 285
Approximate Pages = 1 (250 words per page double spaced)

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