From the early 19th century, Percy Bysshe Shelley is recognized as one of the most influential writers of the Romantic Period whose work is characterized by his use of imagery and symbolism. Such examples can be found in his poems such as "Ode to the West Wind," "Hymn to Intellectual Beauty," and "Ozymandias." In Shelley's view, "the poet is a dreamer, a visionary" who uses these dreams and visions to "persuade men to shake off …showed first 75 words of 1722 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1722 total…influential writer whose work is distinguished by the use of vivid imagery and symbolism in his poems. Dying before reaching age thirty, he was never able to see his idealistic prophecy for humanity be fulfilled. Regardless, Percy Bysshe Shelley's literary work has had a unparalleled affect on society, and his concepts and ideas are still in circulation today, perhaps proving Mrs. Shelley's statement that "very few knew his worth while he lived" (Shelley, Complete poems...282).