 Lord Byron created the concept of “Byronic hero” which is defiant, melancholy young man, thinking on some mysterious, unforgivable event in his past. Byron had a big influence on European poetry, music, novel opera and painting. In 1807 Byron's first collection of poetry, Hours Of Idleness appeared. It got bad reviews. He also made the satire English bards and Scotch Reviewersin the following year. Real poetic success came in 1812 when Byron published the first two cantos of Childe Harold's Pilgrimage ( ). Byron's The Corsair (1814), sold 10,000 copies on the first day of publication. When the rumors started to rise of his incest and debts were accumulating, Byron left England in 1816, never to return. There he wrote the two cantos of Childe Harold and "The Prisoner Of Chillon". Byron continued his travels and traveled to Italy. During his years in Italy, Byron wrote Lament Of Tasso, inspired by his visit in Tasso's cell in Rome, Mazeppa and started Don Juan, his satiric masterpiece. While in Ravenna and Pisa, Byron became deeply interested in drama, and wrote among others The Two Foscari, Sardanapalaus, Cain, and the unfinished Heaven And Earth.

She walks in beauty, like the night And on that cheek, and o'er that brow, Of cloudless climes and starry night; And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow’d to thy 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! No matter how often we hear that beauty is only skin deep, we all know the mysterious attraction of a beautiful person. Beauty moves us. We want to believe that outer appearances express inner qualities. - Ben Eastaugh-

POETIC DEVICES “she walks in beauty” *Rhyme scheme – ababac, cdcdcd, efefef *Enjambment- carrying the idea from one line to the next without a pause(line 1-2) *Alliteration such as day denies and serenely sweet *Simile- movement of the woman and the movement of the skies *He was inspired by Anne Wilmot, his cousin by marriage. In this poem he talks about her beauty, internal and external. The first stanza is about her physical beauty, and the second and third stanza is about her physical and intellectual beauty. He says “walk” in a way to portray that she is advancing. He also portrays that she is evil and nice at the same time by saying she’s the best of dark and light. She has a dual personality. He later married Anne Wilmot.

Ah! may'st thou ever be what now thou art, Nor unbeseem the promise of thy spring, As fair in form, as warm yet pure in heart, Love's image upon earth without his wing, And guileless beyond Hope's imagining! And surely she who now so fondly rears Thy youth, in thee, thus hourly brightening, Beholds the rainbow of her future years, Before whose heavenly hues all sorrow disappears. Not in those climes where I have late been straying, Though Beauty long hath there been matchless deem'd; Not in those visions to the heart displaying Forms which it sighs but to have only dream'd, Hath aught like thee in truth or fancy seem'd: Nor, having seen thee, shall I vainly seek To paint those charms which varied as they beam'd -- To such as see thee not my words were weak; To those who gaze on thee what language could they speak?

Young Peri of the West!-'tis well for me My years already doubly number thine; My loveless eye unmov'd may gaze on thee, And safely view thy ripening beauties shine; Happy, I ne'er shall see them in decline, Happier, that while all younger hearts shall bleed, Mine shall escape the doom thine eyes assign To those whose admiration shall succeed, But mixed with pangs to Love's even loveliest hours decreed. Oh! let that eye, which, wild as the Gazelle's, Now brightly bold or beautifully shy, Wins as it wanders, dazzles where it dwells, Glance o'er this page; nor to my verse deny That smile for which my breast might vainly sigh, Could I to thee be ever more than friend: This much, dear maid, accord; nor question why To one so young my strain I would commend, But bid me with my wreath one matchless lily blend.

Such is thy name with this my verse entwin'd; And long as kinder eyes a look shall cast On Harold's page, Ianthe's here enshrin'd Shall thus be first beheld, forgotten last: My days once number'd, should this homage past Attract thy fairy fingers near the lyre Of him who hail'd thee, loveliest as thou wast, Such is the most my memory may desire; Though more than Hope can claim, could Friendship less require?

* In this poem, Byron talks about how the character feels about nature, mainly the ocean. He expresses that he loves nature as much as he loves man, but he puts nature first. In the second stanza, Byron states how powerful the ocean is. He says that the ocean takes over the ships that sail in it and how the ocean could easily bring down the ships with one simple wave. Later in the poem, Byron says that the ocean cannot be controlled like empires can be. The ocean is stronger than any powerful man. In the end of the poem, Byron compares the ocean to the almighty God. He then connects with the ocean by remembering how he used to play along with and in the ocean.  Spenserian stanzas  Iambic pentameter  Rhyme scheme- ababbcbcc video

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