"She Walks in Beauty" Poem Response

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Write a well-organized essay in which you discuss how the poem's meter reveals the speaker's tone toward his subject. Include textual evidence and at least three claims to support your thesis about what the meter reveals about the speaker’s tone. Your essay should be 3–5 paragraphs in length.

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She Walks in Beauty BY LORD BYRON (GEORGE GORDON). 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. 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. 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!
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Analysis of how poem’s reveals the speaker’s tone toward his subject
Name of the Poem: She Walks in Beauty
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Introduction
She Walks in Beauty refers to a poem about a certain unnamed woman. According to
the narrator, the woman is amazingly striking. As a result, the speaker compares her with
numerous beautiful but dark things, such as "starry skies" and "night” (stanza 1, line2).
According to the narrator, the woman is not only beautiful but also "innocent," to boot. The
poet also reflects on the balance in the woman’s beauty. He focuses on both the internal and
the external beauty o...


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