Lord Byron Flashcards

1
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calmly; peacefully

A

serenely

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2
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look; expression

A

aspect

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3
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diminished in appearance or quality

A

impaired

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4
Q

invested with the said title

A

knighted

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5
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reciprocated; returned

A

requited

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6
Q

a region and its climate

A

climes

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7
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a long lock or braid of hair

A

tress

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8
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overbright; glaring

A

gaudy

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9
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chivalrous

A

honorable; noble

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10
Q

inspired “She Walks in Beauty”

A

Lady Wilmot Horton

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11
Q

“Too good to mankind …”

A

“is the chivalrous plan”

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12
Q

anaphora

A

“So soft, so calm, yet eloquent”

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13
Q

“When man hath no freedom to fight

for at home …”

A

“Let him combat for that of his neighbors”

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14
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“She walks in beauty …”

A

“like the night/Of cloudless climes and starry skies”

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15
Q

what the young soldier should think about for inspiration

A

the glories of ancient Greece and Rome

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16
Q

“Thus mellowed to that tender light

Which heaven to gaudy day denies”

A

the light from the stars and the moon

17
Q

Central One Idea of “She Walks in Beauty”

A

The woman walks in beauty, both physically and spiritually.

18
Q

“And all that’s best of dark and bright …”

A

“Meet in her aspect and her eyes”

19
Q

“Then battle for freedom wherever you can …”

A

“And, if not shot or hanged, you’ll get knighted.”

20
Q

antithesis

A

“One shade the more, one ray the less”