Vanessa Mezines
Mr. Jennings
3rd hour
AP English
January 20, 2014
She Walks In Beauty
“She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes;
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.”
After reading that line ?don’t you feel warm inside. C This stanza is the most romantic,
passionate group of words put together to make you swoon. Lord Byron uses metaphors,
imagery, rhyme scheme, and purpose to make this great poem explain the way a women’s beauty
and how perfect and pure she is.
The purpose of this poem is talking about young women whose beauty is so pure and
perfect. She has a sweet innocent beauty. She is compared to the tender night, understated
beauty. The poet not only focuses on the external appearance of the woman but extends his
glorification onto the internal aspect of her, making the woman more divine and praiseworthy. In
these phrases I feel that they are very important lines that wrap up the end of the poem and can
explain things better “days in goodness spent,”(16) “mind at peace,”(17) and “heat whose love is
innocent,”(18) we understand AF that the woman’s inner thoughts are also as pure and graceful
just as her appearance.
The imagery used in this poem is very complex. “She walks in beauty, like the night/ Of
cloudless climes and starry skies;.”(1-2) Here, the poet creates an image of a dark, clear sky with
twinkling stars, and make a contrast between brightness and darkness. WHY? HOW DOES
THIS CONVEY THE MEANING?
This poem takes the form of ABABAB-CDCDCD-EFEFEF, each line composed of an
iambic tetrameter. Simple rhymes create a soft atmosphere, representing the nature of the
woman. Also, the repetition of the “unstressed-stressed” words gives us an easy rhythm.
GOOD! EXPAND AND EXPLAIN THIS
The use of similes and metaphors in parts “like the night,”(1) “nameless grace / which
waves in every raven trees,”(8-9) the poet compares “grace”(8), This line points out that the
woman's beauty is a perfect balance of light and dark. The features of the woman, to the color of
her hair “raven trees” (9). CLARIFY THIS
This poem is a great poem to say to your love one or to someone that you admire from
afar. Lord Byron uses certain imagery, rhyme schemes, metaphors, and has a great purpose. He
knows how to get a girls heart.