He moved along the beach, his long graceful strides kicking sand behind him. Hismovement was so quick, that in combination with his white coat, he was nothing morethen a streak of lightening on a perfectly clear day. Many times, in order to emphasize afeature, poets compare objects to nature. In Lord Byrons She Walks in Beauty, thepoet is enraptured by womans beauty and compares her to the beauty of the dark andlight.Lord Byron was inspired by his cousin by marriage, Lady Wilmot Horton. Shearrived at a party wearing a black mourning dress strewn with sparkling materials on it. The sparkle and darkness of the dress must have caught his eyes, for in lines one and twohe describes the lady in the poem like the night/Of cloudless climes and starry skies. The sparkle of the dress reminded him of the stars in the sky and the beauty of it. Notonly did he see the beauty of dark in her but also light as described in line three and four. Also in line one he states She walks in beauty like the night meaning she is elegant,graceful, and has poise. This lady is all thats best of dark and bright/Meet in her aspectand her eyes. She is mellowed to that tender light/Which heaven to gaudy day denies,(5,6) therefore in the light of the night she has no glare. During the day the sun shine aglare on objects blinding your vision, but when Byron looked at her no glare existed. A perfect balance between light and dark is said in lines seven and eight, Oneshade the more, one ray the less,/Had half impaired the nameless grace. No matter ifshe is in the light or in the shade, or the mood she is in she will always be graceful,beautiful, and elegant. Her hair is black as a raven (9) with gentle waves in everystrand that softly lightens oer her face (10). Where thoughts serenely sweetexpress/How pure, how dear their dwelling place. That is the essence of purity andinnocent of her mind, heart, body, and soul. Corruption and evil has never crossed herpath....
