The very first line, “She walks in beauty, like the night” (Line 1) is a simile. Byron is comparing her beauty to the beauty of the night. He believes that she is simply beautiful, and she has no clue about it. He goes on comparing her looks to certain subjects in the night. “And all that’s best of dark and bright,” (Line 3) “Thus mellowed to that tender light.” (Line 5) Those lines here, as well as in the whole poem, are in a b open form rhyming scheme.
My Mistress’ eyes are Nothing Like the Sun 1. Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gg 2. The initial tone of the poem is Satirical and mocking. The poet does not direct the mocking tone at his Mistress, but rather at the world, who seems to believe that women and love is perfect and that no fault can be found with the one you love. The poet gives the impression of repulsiveness when he speaks of his Mistress’s hair and breath (“Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.” “If hair be wires, black wires grow on her head.”) He uses a tone of honesty when describing her unpleasant voice (which he loves to hear) and the way she walks (“I love to hear her speak, yet well I know That music hath a far more pleasing sound;” “My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground.” He uses nature’s beauty to describe her complete imperfection in comparison to nature.
Although Georgiana was the most beautiful woman in the story, the birthmark proved to be her one imperfection. “No, dearest Georgiana, you came so nearly perfect from the hand of Nature that this slightest possible defect, which we hesitate whether to term a defect or a beauty, shocks me, as being the visible mark of earthly imperfection” (Meyers 402). Even though Georgiana was very attractive, the birthmark shows that she is still human. Aylmer wanted to rid his wife of the birthmark, but no human is capable of being portrayed as perfect. Since she cannot obtain perfection, Georgiana cannot be immortal.
The Aesthetic Analysis of She Walks in Beauty • Stanza 1 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 mellow'd to that tender light which heaven to gaudy day denies. • Content: Byron portrayed the lady’s beauty and elegance from her face and eyes. • Rhetorical devices: similar(line1.2) Hyperbole (line 3) • Phonological analysis: Alliteration (头韵) /k/ /s/ /d/ Assonance(半韵) /ai/ Enjambment (跨行连续) Metrical substitution • Stanza2: 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. • Content: the glow of the lady’s face is nearly perfect. The shades and rays are in just the right proportion, and because they are, the lady possesses a nameless grace.
Some of these depictions can be found in Ruth, Oliver Twist, East Lynne, and Tess of the d'Urbervilles. In the Victorian novel, women were stereotyped to ensure the dominance of the patriarchy. Presented as a role model and ideal for the family fireside readers, the sweet and beautiful angel is the arbiter of domesticity in the face of an uncaring world. In return for her loving devotion, she is rewarded by a marriage that provides her security and identity. In contrast, those women who are too willful or intelligent
The African woman (the mistress) is strong, beautiful; striking and mysterious where as the Intended is colorless, lifeless; innocent and naive. They represent the lightness and darkness theme played throughout the novella. Some may argue that racism is the main representation of light and dark, however, it’s Conrad’s characterization of the women that truly represents black and white. “She came forward, all in black, with a pale head, floating towards me in the dusk…This fair hair, this pale visage, this pure brow, seemed surrounded by the ashy halo from which the dark eyes looked out at me” (Conrad 73-73). Marlow’s description of the Intended at first sight seems to convey that of seeing a ghost, which is synonymous with death.
I would like to analyze the poem from a point of view as a female. The whole poem is a monologue of a woman, no ups and downs, however, calm and peaceful. A busy woman was invited by Death who is solicitous and polite to get on the carriage on a journey. Although she seldom left her home, she was glad to get on the carriage with a trace of hope and joy. Precisely, because of gentle manners of Death, the initiation of love appeared in her mind.
He was struck by her unusual beauty, and the next morning the poem was written. [4] She was in mourning, wearing a black dress set with spangles, which would explain the opening lines; “ She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies ” However, Nathan, in his reminiscences of Byron, indicates that the subject of the poem may have been Byron's half-sister, Augusta. [5] "She Walks in Beauty" is considered by some to be Byron’s tribute to the beauty of art. [6] The poem begins with the image of a woman who "walks in beauty like the night" (poem), which might lead the reader to ask how she could be seen. [7] That question is answered in the next line when the speaker says that the night is cloudless and that the stars illuminate the sky, bringing into focus the imagery of light and darkness.
“She Walks in Beauty”- Lord Byron 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 mellow'd to that tender light | Which heaven to gaudy day denies. | One shade the more, one ray the less, | Had half impair'd 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! | Lord Byron is one of the best-known poets in the history of English literature, and easily one of the most notorious. His exploits, whether they be his extravagant parties and eccentric style to his sexual conquests, bring to mind the paparazzi coverage of modern day celebrities in an era that was only a few decades away from Victorian prudishness.
"She Walks in Beauty" is considered by some to be Byron's tribute to the beauty of art. The poem begins with the image of a woman who "walks in beauty like the night" (poem), which might lead the reader to ask how she could be seen. That question is answered in the next line when the speaker says that the night is cloudless and that the stars illuminate the sky, bringing into focus the imagery of light and darkness. When the first line of a poem is presented with no punctuation, and is followed by a line that clarifies the previous statement, it is referred to as