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“She Walks in Beauty” Explication
(English Literature for BS English, M
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"She walks in Beauty" is a love
poem in which the poet illustrates the physical beauties of such a woman
and compares her qualities to the forces of light and darkness
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In the first two lines of the first stanza, “She walks in beauty, like the
night / of cloudless climes and starry skies,” (line 2) the poet brings together
the contrasting qualities of darkness and light
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There are many examples of assonance shown in the first few lines
such as the words like, night, climes, skies, bright, eyes, and light
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These descriptions enable
the readers to paint a vivid picture of this lady's beauty and her ability to make
everything bright even during the night
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"One shade the more, one ray the less, / Had half
impair'd the nameless grace / which waves in every raven tress, / Or softly
lightens o'er her face;" (lines 7-10)
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He also
employs metaphors such as "waves of raven tress" to depict her hair
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With his words, the poet makes it easier
for the reader to picture what such a woman would look like, and how her
face would be as light as day while her hair is a as dark as night
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"Where thoughts serenely sweet express / How pure,

how dear their dwelling place"(lines 11-12)
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The third stanza carries on by describing more of the lady's physical
beauty and character
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"A mind at peace will all
below,"(line 17) reveals the woman's innocence and optimism towards
everything
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Although the reader might see some conflicting characteristics in the
description, this woman is portrayed as a flawless person
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The rhyme scheme is A B A B A; C D C D C D; E F E F E F
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Also, the meter changes in the next line
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An example of this is shown in the
fourth line where the word "meet" is pointed out because it is the foundation
of the poem
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All and all, "She
walks in Beauty" by Lord Byron is a romantic poem that gives an insight into
a man's feelings and the depictions of a woman's inner and outer beauty

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