below can suggest one of two things. Either the author is trying to give her an air like quality, someone very light and gracious. Or, that she is above the rest of the human race in a sense that she is not concerned with earthly problems, and therefore is not bothered by them at all; since her spirituality is far more precious and she posses a true understanding of the universe. Overall the authors admiration and awe for this woman is boundless. He is so taken by her that he in his description he gives her god-like qualities.In “To a Skylark” the character begins by calling the skylark a happy spirit. He is in love with this bird’s song. He admires the little creature for being able to sing so beautifully and joyfully. He draws comparisons from nature to describe the skylark. In addition, he draws comparisons from human life to relay the beauty and power of the bird’s song. Each stanza delivers a either a gentle simile, or a lovely metaphor, or an imaginative analogy about the skylark. Also, unlike the character in “She Walks in Beauty” who is concerned with the physical appearance of his woman along with her spiritual and emotional beauty; the author of “To a Skylark” is only concerned with the birds song and the sheer energy, joy, and beauty of it. He also prizes the bird with a divine understanding of the universe: “Waking or asleep, Thou of death must deem Things more true and deep Than we mortals dream, Or how could thy notes flow in such crystal stream?”(Shelley, lines 81-85)The author hints that a mere human is to flawed to be able to sing with such abandon.The skylark, in a way, points to the character what happiness is about. He mocks the author with his own humanity and inability to posses this gladdens and love for life that he, a simple bird, posses. This motif is not even hinted upon in the other poem. There, the author appears to be ...
