She Walks in Beauty Flashcards
opens the poem with the title
she walks in beauty
her beauty is unusually compared to this
like the night
she is compared to the beauty of the sky
cloudless climes and starry skies
comparison to these 2 opposites, dark eyes are unusual and atypical description of beauty
best of dark and bright…her eyes
floral language, over the top
mellowed…Heaven
her beauty is perfect, a small change would affect this
One shade the more, one ray the less
she is effortlessly beautiful
nameless grace
juxtaposition, very unusual as a raven is normally a symbol of darkness
every raven tress
sibilance used when describing her face, effect of softness
serenely sweeten express
her thoughts come from this place, the caesurae breaks up the line, placing emphasis on each comparison
how pure, how dear, their dwelling place
her facial expression is this, the narrator remarks their surprise
so soft, so calm, yet eloquent
she can convince someone with her smile
smiles that win
she is likeable to all her relatives and nearest and dearest
a mind at peace with all below
she is innocent to everything, narrator is in love almost, the word ‘love’ only appears in the last sentence almost as an admission
A heart whose love is innocent!
what does the rhyme scheme indicate
it is harmony between the ABABAB rhyme scheme, reflect her beauty’s harmony
