She Walks In Beauty - Lord Byron Flashcards
“she ___ in ____ like the ____”
“she walks in beauty like the night”
“___ of ___ and ____”
“best of dark and bright”
“half _____ the nameless ____”
“half impaired the nameless grace”
“thoughts ____ sweet _____”
“thoughts serenely sweet express”
“how _____, how ____ their ____ place”
“how pure, how dear their dwelling place”
“a ____ whose ____ is _____”
“a heart whose love is innocent”
“she walks in beauty like the night” what does this show
present tense - her beauty is eternal, simile to describe her appearance
“best of dark and bright” what does this show
she is an ideal mix of darkness and brightness - poem suggests this is better than being one or the other
“half impaired the nameless grace” what does this show
adjective “nameless” suggests the woman’s beauty can’t be put into words
“thoughts serenely sweet express” what does this show
sibilance makes the line seem soothing like her appearance to him
“how pure, how dear their dwelling place” what does this show
the womans beauty show her mind and thoughts are also beautiful, first information not about her appearance
“a heart whose love is innocent” what does show
“heart” emphasises how much the narrator values it. either innocent because she’s never been in love or she’s so pure
