She Walks In beauty Flashcards
Who wrote the poem
Lord byron
What century was it in
19 century
What does she title suggest - “she walks in beauty”
“She” - creatin gmystery to who she is
“Walks” -calm and tranquil
“Beauty” - makes people question she is beautiful or walks elegantly
The title represents how biden felt, he has became obsessed with her. Everything she does is beautiful.
What kind of poet was lord byron
Romantic poet
What did byron have a reputation forn
Had a reputation for being a womaniser
What is the poem based on
Poem is based on byron’snmeeting with his cousins wife.
“”She walks……”
First line
“She walks in beauty”
“”Thoughts……”
Stanze 2 (line 11)
“Thoughts serenely express”
“A heart….”
Last line
“A heart whose love is innocent”
Analyse - “like the night”
First line
Simile
Compars her to the night which is quite romantic. Night is calming.
He forgets everybody else when he sees her.
What is the first line of the poem
“She walks in beauty, like the night”
What is the last line of the peom
“A heart whos love is innocent”
Analyse - “cloudless climes”
Stanze 1 (line 2)
Alliteration
Ery calm and a dream effect.
This might be how byron felt when seeing her for the first time
Analyse - “Dark and bright”
Stanze 1 (line 3)
Juxtaposition
Contast od ideas
Darkness is his intentions
Thbelight is his innocence
Analyse - “one shade more, one ray less/……nameless grace”
Stanze 2 (line 6/7)
She doesnt need anything mpre ornless, she a complete woman.
Analyse - “which waves” stanza 2 (line 9)
Alliteration
Continual of the dreamy effect
Analyse - “serenely sweet express, / how pure, how dear their dwelling-place” stanza 2 (line 11/12)
Alliteration of “serenely sweet” shows here innocents and how “pure” she is. Her thoughs are innocent in her own mind “dwelling-place”
Analyse - “smiles that win”
Stanze 3 (line 15)
People are warming up to her and always respond, suggests he has been watching her
Analyse - “and on that cheek”
Stanze 3 (line 13)
Looking carefully and is observing her features
Analyse - “a mind at peace” stanze 3 (line 17)
Looks peacful, calm and a good woman
Analyse - “a heart whose love is innocent!”
stanza 3 last line
Referance to god, her heart hasnt been brocke and is still pure.
Also she would never cheat on her lover. She may be tooo innocent to realise his intentions.
Exclamation mark shows how much he feels this.
Structure - the use of gentle words
Alliteration such as
“Cloudless climes” in stanza one
“Which waves” in stanza 2
Structure - alternate rhyme
- Shows how structured society was in the 1800
- Coud also refersnce hosbheart beat through out he time he is looking at her
- shows the graceful pattern of the woman walking
Overview of the poem
“She Walks in Beauty” is a famous poem by British Romantic poet Lord Byron, first published in 1815. The poem praises and seeks to capture a sense of the beauty of a particular woman. The speaker compares this woman to a lovely night with a clear starry sky, and goes on to convey her beauty as a harmonious “meeting” between darkness and light. After its discussion of physical attractiveness, the poem then portrays this outer beauty as representative of inner goodness and virtue. He conceales his intentions because she is his cuisins wife and knows he van never be with her.
How many stanzas does it contain
3 stanzas (6 lines in each)
