;s rhythm, She walks in beautyshows four stresses on each line which is commonly called a tetrameter. “The unit ofpoetic meter is the foot, a unit of measure consisting of stressed and unstressedsyllables”(Di Yanni, 533). because the four stressed syllables on each line are preceded byan unstressed syllable the poetic foot is iambic. By this it is seen that the poem is written inan iambic tetrameter form.The tone encountered in Lord Byron’s poem, is the tone of voice of an inspiredman by love and physical attraction. It is also romantic in the way that he talks of thebeauty of a woman in terms of the beauty of the night, a clear and starry night. He also hasa tone of admiration of a lady for whom he perceives as innocent, well balanced, withdignity and steadiness. Essentially the poem is letting the reader know that imagery can reflect anemotion. For example the author says, “she walks in beauty like the night” here he issaying that she is beautiful in the same way the night is beautiful (Poetry SeriesSupplement, 3442). The author speaks of her fragile being. This shows that being frail canshow enchantment and great lure. Lastly a reference is made to a heart whose love isinnocent. The author seeks his own innocence through her beauty; this is the author’sdefinition of ideal woman. Within the poem written by Lord Byron “She Walks in Beauty” there are manydifferent poetic devices. In the first line “She walks in beauty like the night” there is a clearexample of a poetic devise called a simile; which establishes the comparison explicitly withwords like or as”( Di Yanni, 503). In this case it is making the comparison of her beautifulwalking with the night. There is also an example of alliteration in lines two and five “ Ofcloudless climes and starry skies” and “ Thus mellowed to that tender light.” Showing arepetition of consonant sounds at the begin...
