She Walks in Beauty Flashcards
1
Q
who is the writer?
A
Lord Byron
2
Q
when was it written?
A
1815
3
Q
themes?
A
- love and relationships
- faith and worship
4
Q
context?
A
- 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
5
Q
form + structure?
A
- 3 stanzas, 6 lines each
- alternate rhyme scheme - feels harmonious
- 8 syllables per line - iambic tetrameter
6
Q
what does the preposition ‘in’ show in the title?
A
- her atmosphere is graceful
- homage
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