Lord Byron - She Walks in Beauty

Question 1

What does the phrase ‘cloudless climes’ suggest?

Answer 1

Its clear to everyone that this woman is beautiful

Question 2

What does the contrast between dark and light suggest?

Answer 2

Theres a perfect synthesis of everything in this woman. There’s a contrast that creates beauty and harmony.

Question 3

What does the line

‘Which heaven to gaudy day denies” suggest?

Answer 3

Seductive romance in dim light. There is a “tender light” that is less “gaudy,” or bright and blinding, than the light you get during the day.

Question 4

Where can synesthesia be found in the poem?

Answer 4

“Tender light” - It’s as though the woman’s beauty is so overwhelming that the poet’s senses short-circuit, and he feels things he usually sees.

Question 5

What does the steadiness of the poems meter correspond to?

Answer 5

This woman’s effortless grace and beauty, so it makes sense that the poem’s meter should sound just as effortless.