She Walks in Beauty Flashcards
1
Q
Who wrote She Walks in Beauty
A
Lord Byron
2
Q
How is eternal beauty of the woman shown
A
‘She walks in Beauty’ - present tense = eternal
3
Q
Ideal mix of bright and dark things
A
‘best of dark and bright’
4
Q
Antithesis of dark/light contrast
A
‘One shade the more, one shade the less’
5
Q
sibilance to show her sweetness
A
‘serenely sweet express’
6
Q
A pure mind not just beauty
A
‘How pure, how dear their dwelling-place’
7
Q
‘How pure, how dear their dwelling-place’
A
A woman’s beauty shows that her mind and her thoughts (dwelling-place) are beautiful too.
8
Q
How is her beauty described
A
‘nameless grace’
‘ A heart whose love is innocent’
