She walks in beauty

She walks in beauty by byron

1. SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY Prepared by S.RAM GANESH M.A., Mphil ., B.Ed Asst Prof of English(S.F) S.B.K College Aruppukottai Virudhunagar Dist Tamil Nadu

2. 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 The  poet  initiates the poem by  comparing the beauty of the walk  with the shadows of the night sky and the brightness of the stars in the first and second line (She walks in beauty, like the night/ Of cloudless climes and starry skies).The resemblance is brought forward immediately. The poet further scrutinizes the sight of the women and foreshadows further similarity on her face from third line to sixth line. (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).

3. One shade the more, one ray the less, Had half impaired the nameless grace Which waves in every raven tress, Or softly lightens o’er her face; Where thoughts serenely sweet express, How pure, how dear their dwelling-place. The poem continues with illustrating  how perfect the women’s walk was . The poet says that he perhaps have been sickened by the idea that if one ray of light was included or excluded to the sight, it would have dented the complete scene. (One ray the more, one shade the less, /Have half impaired the nameless grace). The poet further gyrates to her internal life and confidential thoughts. Just by looking at the scene, the poet assumes how pure and how dear would be the place where nameless grace’s thoughts reside

4. And on that cheek, and o’er that brow, So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, The smiles that win, the tints that glow, But tell of days in goodness spent, A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent! The poet continues to further discuss regarding the  face of the lady . The poet values the presence of shadows and the lights that strike the face of the lady so perfectly. He admires how the shadows along with light strike her cheeks and over her brows. He describes the view with the adjectives soft, calm and eloquent. (And on that cheek and o’er that brow/So soft, so calm yet so eloquent). He further illustrates a silent expression by the describing her entire face keeping her lips, brows and cheeks under the spotlight.

5. Alliteration What is  “Alliteration”?  Alliteration is the recurrence of the identical reverberation or correspondence at the commencement of each or the majority of the expressions in a stretch. Reiterate the beginning epistle of the expressions is the simplest and easiest technique to utilize alliteration. Alliteration is found repeatedly in “She Walks in Beauty” to improve the demand of the poem.

6. A simile is a figure of speech used to compare two things through the explicit use of connecting words such as like, so, than etc. Similes used by Byron in “She Walks in Beauty” are an extended comparison of comparing beauty of a woman with the night sky.  “Like the night”  compares the poems subject with the night. Simile

7. Personification Line six of the poem “She Walks in Beauty” is a personification integrated by Byron. “Which heaven to gaudy day denies” Byron gave  heaven  individual emotions or qualities.

8. Metaphor   A metaphor is used to make comparison between two objects by excluding a simile. Where thoughts serenely sweet express How pure, how dear there dwelling place. Lines 11 and 12  in “She Walks in Beauty” are a metaphor. These particular lines in the  short lyric highlight the clarity of thought Mrs. Wilmot possessed.

9. Rhyme Scheme All the conclusion rhymes of the poem ‘She Walks in Beauty” are  manly  or  masculine . Rhyme scheme of 1-6 lines is  ABABAB , rhyme scheme of 7-12 lines is  CDCDCD  and rhyme scheme of 13-18 lines is  EFEFEF .