She Walks in Beauty
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She Walks in Beauty is a celebrated lyric poem by Lord Byron that praises a woman's serene and harmonious beauty through rich, romantic imagery.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyric poem
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lord Byron's early lyrical work ⓘ |
| author | Lord Byron ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| commonlyStudiedIn | English literature courses ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
calmness and serenity
ⓘ
moral and spiritual beauty ⓘ |
| firstLine | She walks in beauty, like the night ⓘ |
| focus | serene and harmonious beauty ⓘ |
| form | short lyric poem ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic poetry ⓘ |
| imagery |
cosmic imagery
ⓘ
light and shade imagery ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
alliteration
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antithesis ⓘ enjambment ⓘ metaphor ⓘ simile ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
Romanticism
ⓘ
surface form:
Romantic period
|
| meter | iambic tetrameter ⓘ |
| notableFor |
idealization of the beloved
ⓘ
musical rhythm ⓘ rich romantic imagery ⓘ |
| numberOfStanzas | 3 ⓘ |
| poet | Lord Byron ⓘ |
| portrays |
unconscious grace
ⓘ
unity of mind and body ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| register | elevated ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | ababab cdcdcd efefef ⓘ |
| stanzaLength | 6 lines ⓘ |
| style |
highly descriptive
ⓘ
lyrical and musical ⓘ |
| subject | a woman's beauty ⓘ |
| theme |
idealized female beauty
ⓘ
inner and outer harmony ⓘ innocence and purity ⓘ light and darkness ⓘ |
| tone |
contemplative
ⓘ
reverent ⓘ |
| usesContrastBetween | light and dark ⓘ |
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