She Walks in Beauty Flashcards

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who is the writer?

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Lord Byron

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when was it written?

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1815

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themes?

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  • love and relationships
  • faith and worship
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context?

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  • written for Anne Beatrix Wilmot - his cousins wife
  • saw her at his cousins funeral
  • Lord Byron committed incest with his half sister
  • his daughter is Ada Lovelace
  • he became a lord at 10
  • he was the inspiration for the first ever vampire book and Frankenstein
  • Byron recieved fan mail
  • Byron was born with a club foot
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form + structure?

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  • 3 stanzas, 6 lines each
  • alternate rhyme scheme - feels harmonious
  • 8 syllables per line - iambic tetrameter
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what does the preposition β€˜in’ show in the title?

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  • her atmosphere is graceful
  • homage
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