5 - She Walks In Beauty Flashcards
1
Q
Who wrote She Walks in Beauty? When was it written?
A
Lord Byron
1814
2
Q
What is Lord Byron’s full name?
A
George Gordon Byron
3
Q
What did Byron’s father spend? What did he do next?
A
The family money
Leave the family
4
Q
What was Byron famous for? What did one critic describe him as?
A
Notoriety
“Mad, bad and dangerous to know”
5
Q
Why was Byron’s Romantic poetry widely condemned?
A
It lacked morals
6
Q
What date did Byron go to the party that inspired the poem?
A
June 11th 1814
7
Q
Who was the inspiration for the poem? What astounded Byron?
A
Byron’s cousin
Beauty
8
Q
Why is the title in the present tense? What would readers want to know?
A
To capture the aura of the “beauty”
What accentuates her beauty
