She walks in Beauty

Question 1

poet

Answer 1

lord byron

Question 2

date

Answer 2

1814

Question 3

3 quotes

Answer 3

• thus mellowed to that tender light which Heaven to gaudy day denies
• one shade the more one ray the less had half impaired the nameless grace
• a heart whose love is innocent

Question 4

context

Answer 4

• byron had a flamboyant nature - “mad, bad and dangerous to know”
• about the wife of his cousin after they met at a party
• English romantic poet who appreciated aesthetic beauty
• he believed that the heart was more powerful than the mind: logic and reason inferior to emotion

Question 5

intro

Answer 5

• an ode to a beautiful woman
• title: “she” is anonymous making her out of reach and unattainable but also giving the poem a universal quality

Question 6

• thus mellowed to that tender light which Heaven to gaudy day denies

topic sentence

Answer 6

presents how love is shallow and is closely linked with the person’s beauty

Question 7

• one shade the more one ray the less had half impaired the nameless grace

topic sentence

Answer 7

celebrates her uniqueness as an expression of his adoration

Question 8

• a heart whose love is innocent

topic sentence

Answer 8

finally expresses how her character defines inner beauty