Std. 12th. She Walks in Beauty. Poetic Appreciation .

She Walks in Beauty. Poetic Appreciation .

She Walks Into Beauty

                                Lord Byron

Summary of the Poem. 

The poem "She Walks in Beauty" has three stanzas of six lines each. The poem tells us about female beauty. The speaker of the poem describes the internal and outer beauty of a woman. The present poem is considered a love poem but the poet never openly expresses his feelings. He focuses on the captivating beauty and purity of the woman. The speaker is completely fascinated by the beauty of the woman. The speaker emphasizes not only just about outward appearances but also her inner beauty or virtues with purity. The poet firmly believes that beauty comes from within and the body is merely a reflection of that inner beauty. Thus by describing her outer appearance as well as her inner beauty the poet elevates her to the level of divinity. There is a beautiful amalgamation of physical characteristics and moral depiction in each stanza.

The main themes of the poem are pure beauty and the harmony of mind and body.

Lord Byron uses phrases like "tender light" to describe and compare beauty, as he creates lovely imagery for her charming features, the eloquence of speech, and purity of love. While using classical diction, Byron emphasizes beauty.  Furthermore, the balance of light and dark candidates beauty's perfection, where even minor changes can detract from it. The thematic thread of beauty and harmony runs.

Poetic Appreciation of the poem "She walks in beauty".

The poem "She walks in Beauty" is composed by the renowned English poet Lord Byron. The poem has three stanzas of six lines each. The poem tells us about the female beauty of the unnamed woman. The poet has used several poetic devices to describe the unparalleled beauty of the woman. The poet used figures of speech like Similes, "like the night", alliteration "stray skies", metaphor, and personification (the poet personified the organs of a lady.

The poem has the regular rhyme schemes ababab as there are rhyming pairs in every alternate line.

Though the present poem is considered a love poem, the main theme of the poem is pure beauty and the harmony of mind and body.

The poet speaks about the physical band spiritual beauty of a woman. He praised her beauty. At the same time, he also speaks about the perfect amalgamation of day and night light and dark. Another theme is about inner and pure beauty which enhances outer beauty. Her inner beauty is so pure that it takes her to the level of divinity due to her purity and innocence.

The poem gives an excellent message to the readers that to look beautiful from the outside one must be beautiful internally.

I like the poem as it gives the valuable moral of life.