Question

What kind of beauty is Byron defining in "She Walks in Beauty"? Is this a kind of beauty you can make sense of? Does it seem more like part of real life or poetry? Discuss your viewpoint on the beauty you think he defines in the poem. Use evidence from the text to support your response.

Answer 1

In the poem "She Walks in Beauty," Byron describes the beauty of an unnamed woman. He describes this beauty in terms of the contrast and balance of light and dark. In this way, he shows that the woman’s beauty is not unearthly, but it is still unusual.

One shade the more, one ray the less,

Had half impaired the nameless grace

In the last stanza of the poem, Byron connects this outward beauty to a strong inner beauty:

The smiles that win, the tints that glow,

But tell of days in goodness spent,

This kind of beauty does exist in daily life. Good actions and a life well lived can also give a person natural grace, which is a realistic kind of beauty.

Answer 2

"She walks in the beauty" means kind of that where ever she goes or whatever she does, she is always beauty ful