She Walks In Beauty-Byron Flashcards
1
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What are the key structural methods in She Walks in Beauty?
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- The speaker gradually becomes more specific with his descriptiond over te poem. He begins with the vast expanse of nature, moving on to the woman’s face, and then to her heart and mind.
- Anaphora of ‘a mind’ and ‘a heart’
- 3 stanzas of six lines ABABAB
2
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What are the key language methods in She Walks in Beauty?
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- Extended simile of the night/ light and dark imagery
- Blazon
- alliteration
3
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Which quotes support the method of: light and dark imagery?
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“She walks in beauty, like the night/ Of cloudless climes and starry skies”
“One shade the more, one ray the less”
“best of dark and bright”
4
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Which quotes support the method of: blazon?
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“And on that cheek, and o’er that brow/ So soft, so calm, yet eloquent”
5
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Which quotes support the method of: alliteration?
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“Where thoughts serenely sweet express/ How pure, how dear their dwelling place”
6
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What literary era is She walks in beauty from?
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Romantic
7
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What is the key contextual informtion for She Walks in Beauty?
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- Notorious for his dissolute lifestyle- is he actually concerned with the woman’s virtues or does he objectify her?
- Typical Romantic poet-attaching nature, light and dark imagery to his poetry
8
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What are the key themes of She Walks in Beauty?
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- Unattainable love
- Desire
- Transient love
- Femininity
