She Walks in Beauty Flashcards
1
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who is She Walks in Beauty written by?
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- Lord Byron
2
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what movement is She Walks in Beauty a part of?
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- romantic
3
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context (Lord Byron):
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- published 1814
- lived 1788- 1824
- he was famously labelled “mad, bad and dangerous to know”
- renowned for his flamboyance, immorality and overspending
- he fled from England after rumours of incest with his half- sister
- travelled widely
4
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context (the poem):
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- was written about Byron’s cousin’s wife- he saw her at a party and was a great admirer of her beauty
5
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structure:
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- three equal stanzas- suggests that she is perfect and love is equal
- ABAB rhyme scheme suggests that his feelings for her are constant
6
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tone:
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- admiring tone
7
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“cloudless…..and……..”
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- “cloudless climes and starry skies”
- climes is short for climate- juxtaposition of beauty between sunny days and starry skies
- starry skies- liminal- initial stage of a process
- 1st stanza
8
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“every…”
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- “every raven trees”
- we don’t usually associate ravens with beauty- suggesting that other people may not think that she is beautiful but he does
- animals are beautiful
- 2nd stanza
9
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“serenely….”
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- “serenely sweet”
- “pure”
- semantic field of common beauty attributes- she is beautiful
- 2nd stanza
10
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“so….”
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- “so soft, so calm”
- sibilance
- soothing sound- suggesting that’s what she does to him
