The speaker wishes to become a lyre — a. so that the wind blowing through his strings can make beautiful sounds b. because he despairs of finding words and wants only to make music c. because he thinks of the lyre as the happiest of instruments d. in order to challenge the gods, as did orpheus in greek mythology

a. so that the wind blowing through his strings can make beautiful sounds.

Explanation:

In the poem "Ode to the West Wind," the speaker asks to be a lyre, like the forest. However, he asks this to the wind. Due to the reference to the wind and the forest, we can conclude that the author believes the wind passing through the leaves of the forest sounds like music, and he wishes the wind would blow through him and make beautiful sounds.

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