Question

A dirge is a funeral song. Why did Shelley choose that title for this poem?

A Dirge
by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Rough wind, that moanest loud
Grlef too sad for song;
Wild wind, when sullen cloud
Knells all the
night long;
Sad storm, whose tears are vain,
Bare woods, whose branches strain,
Deep caves and dreary main,--
Wall, for the world's wrong!

Answer 1

She chose that title because she wants to express how she feels.

Step-by-step explanation:

She is sad and mourning, she needs comfort thats why she wrote the poem and chose that as a Title.

Answer 2

It’s describing nature as being upset and in mourning. Since a dirge is a funeral song, it is describing the storm, woods, and wind as being mournful and wailing as if they were singing a dirge.