She Walks in Beauty George Gordon 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 5
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; 10
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,
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But tell of days in goodness spent,
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!
How do these two poems differ in what they emphasize?
Both of these poems depict men in love with women
A)
who are not only beautiful, but also kind, giving, and
generous.
The poem "She Walks in Beauty" is written in
B) beautiful, rhyming lines while "La Belle Dame sans
Merci" is written in unrhymed free verse.
While the woman praised in "She Walks in Beauty' is
C) both lovely and has a innocent heart, the woman in
"La Belle Dame" is cruel and deadly to men.
The speaker of "She Walks in Beauty' sees the woman
as beautiful but dangerous, but the speaker of "La
D)
Belle Dame' sees only the positive side of the woman
he loves