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Lord Bryon’s (George Gordon) poem, “She Walks in Beauty” has a theme of perfection. Bryon brings up all the great qualities he sees in an unnamed woman. He seems to have reverent tone throughout his poem. Bryon says, “She walks in beauty like the night.” This seems strange because most people would consider night to be gloomy, but I believe the poet is referring to the dynamic of her beauty as she walks. Not only is her face is beautiful, but her as a whole is beautiful. In contrasts, she is compared to night as “cloudless climes and starry skies” inferring that she could have a very clear complexion or has a clear conscience. Bryon continues to talk about how wonderful this woman is with her whole appearance, especially her eyes. In lines five through six Bryon compares her to light as “tender” rather than the light received during the day time emphasizing how unique the woman is to him. He even insists that the ladies beauty is so perfect that if you added “one shade” and messed up “one ray” then you would destroy her beauty. The poet also seems unsure about what makes her ungraceful because she’s “nameless.” Bryon’s can look beyond her outer beauty and see her inner beauty because of her “serenely sweet” expressions. She seems innocent and valuable in Bryon’s eyes when he said “dear.” Along with that, in line thirteen the poet says, “so soft, so calm, yet eloquent” it portrays that the woman is quiet and also elegant. “Her smiles that win, the times that glow (line 15).” Emphasizes that her face is expressive even when she doesn’t talk. In the last part of the poem it finally explains what her smiles are expressing which is her good deeds that she has done. Because she is such a good person her “mind is at peace with all below.” Continuously, she has a loving heart, but a heart that does not love a certain someone.
Lord Bryon’s (George Gordon) poem, “She Walks in Beauty” has a theme of perfection. Bryon brings up all the great qualities he sees in an unnamed woman. He seems to have reverent tone throughout his poem. Bryon says, “She walks in beauty like the night.” This seems strange because most people would consider night to be gloomy, but I believe the poet is referring to the dynamic of her beauty as she walks. Not only is her face is beautiful, but her as a whole is beautiful. In contrasts, she is compared to night as “cloudless climes and starry skies” inferring that she could have a very clear complexion or has a clear conscience. Bryon continues to talk about how wonderful this woman is with her whole appearance, especially her eyes. In lines five through six Bryon compares her to light as “tender” rather than the light received during the day time emphasizing how unique the woman is to him. He even insists that the ladies beauty is so perfect that if you added “one shade” and messed up “one ray” then you would destroy her beauty. The poet also seems unsure about what makes her ungraceful because she’s “nameless.” Bryon’s can look beyond her outer beauty and see her inner beauty because of her “serenely sweet” expressions. She seems innocent and valuable in Bryon’s eyes when he said “dear.” Along with that, in line thirteen the poet says, “so soft, so calm, yet eloquent” it portrays that the woman is quiet and also elegant. “Her smiles that win, the times that glow (line 15).” Emphasizes that her face is expressive even when she doesn’t talk. In the last part of the poem it finally explains what her smiles are expressing which is her good deeds that she has done. Because she is such a good person her “mind is at peace with all below.” Continuously, she has a loving heart, but a heart that does not love a certain someone.