Poetry - She Walks in Beauty Flashcards
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Context for She Walks in Beauty
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- Written 1814 by womaniser and Romantic poet Lord Byron (1788-1824).
- He engaged in affairs and debt, having an incestuous affair with his half-sister.
- This fantasy poem is about his cousin, Mrs Anne Beatrix Wilmott.
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Summary of She Walks in Beauty
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Description, initially physical, of a dreamy woman that implies complete admiration.
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Theme Comparisons for She Walks in Beauty
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- One-sided - La Belle Dame
- Admiration - i wanna be yours
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Message of She Walks in Beauty
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Power of desire
