1. She Walks in Beauty English 7-8 Ms. Ledoux Fall 2008/Spring 2009
by George Gordon, Lord Byron
English 7-8 Ms. Ledoux Fall 2008/Spring 2009

2. She walks in beauty, like the night
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;
5 Thus mellowed to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

3. One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress,
10 Or softly lightens o’er her face; Where thoughts serenely sweet express
How pure, how dear their dwelling place.

4. And on that cheek, and o’er that brow, So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
15 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!

5. q u e s t i o n s

6. Question No. 1: S I M I L E What is being compared in this poem?
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;
5 Thus mellowed to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
Question No. 2: S I M I L E What is the justification for linking them?

7. One shade the more, one ray the less,
Question No. 3: SYNTHESIZING How does the description in lines relate the woman’s attractiveness to her inner beauty?
One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress,
10 Or softly lightens o’er her face; Where thoughts serenely sweet express
How pure, how dear their dwelling place.

8. And on that cheek, and o’er that brow, So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
15 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!
Question No. 4: FINDING THE MAIN IDEA What is the main idea expressed here?

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