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.

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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
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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Lord Byron notableWork She Walks in Beauty