In Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind," why does he implore the wind to "make me thy lyre"?

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So that his thoughts may be spread throughout the worldTo assist him in journeying to the afterlifeTo enable him to listen to the melodies of natureTo inspire the beginning of a new revolutionary conflict

Explanation

Shelley asks the West Wind to make him its lyre so that his ideas and emotions can be carried far and wide, spreading his message across the universe.