mes and starry skies; And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellowed to that tender light 5 Which heaven to gaudy day denies. 2 One shade the more, one ray the less, Had half impaired the nameless grace Which waves in every raven tress, Or softly lightens o’er her face; 10 Where thoughts serenely sweet express How pure, how dear their dwelling place. 3 And on the cheek, and o’er that brow, So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, The smiles that win, the tints that glow, 15 But tell of days in goodness spent, A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent!She Walks in beauty can be defined as a lyric poem because of its manycharacteristics. There are many lyric forms expressed in it. Lyric poetry is often short,expressing the intense feelings and thoughts of the speaker as clearly shown throughoutthis poem. She walks in beauty demonstrates brevity, melody and an emotional intensity inall of its emotional expressions; thus making a relationship of what typically characterizesa lyric poem.The poem consist of three six-line stanzas in which a description of the woman’sbeauty of a woman is prominent. Thi...
