Need answer asap plz! in “ode to the west wind,” which image best expresses the speaker’s hopes for the west wind? a. “scatter, as from an extinguished hearth / ashes and sparks . .” b. “make me thy lyre, even as the forest is . .” c. “. . he lay, / lulled by the coil of his crystalline streams . .” d. “if i were a dead leaf thou mightest bear . .”

Though either of a. and b. could arguably be the correct answer, b seems the best option. For the Romantics, the wind was a symbol of creative power; one of their favorite metaphors for the poet was the aeolian lyre, a greek string instrument that was played by the wind. Here, the speaker begs the West Wind for inspiration that will transform him into a true poet, giving him the might of the forests and enabling him to sing.