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SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY. By George Gordon, Lord BYRON. CONTENT. Life of the poet Period (Romantic) Character analysis Description of the poem Themes Symbols Personification Metaphors/ Similes Language use Implementations in classroom Conclusion. POE T. 22 January in 1788, England
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SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY By George Gordon, Lord BYRON
CONTENT • Life of the poet • Period (Romantic) • Character analysis • Description of the poem • Themes • Symbols • Personification • Metaphors/ Similes • Language use • Implementations in classroom • Conclusion
POET • 22 January in 1788, England • Well known poet and politician • A national hero for Greeks • Planning an attack to Ottoman empire, he felt ill • 19 April in 1824 in Greece
ROMANTIC PERIOD • Movement in art, literature, and music • A philosophical, literary, artistic and cultural era. • Industrial Revolution • Conceptslikenature, love, moral issues ROMANTICISM Intuition Individuality Idealism Imagination Inspiration
The poem and the Romanticism We can say that She Walks in Beauty is a Romantic poem that has a lot of characteristics of the movementsuch as; • medieval features • strong emotion as a source ofaesthetic experience • inclination to talk about natureandlove Nature “whichheaventogaudydaydenies” line 6 Love “A heartwhoselove is innocent” line 18
CHARACTER ANALYSIS • An unnamed woman • cousin of the poet • never speaks for herself • beautiful, innocent and pure
DESCRIPTION OF THE POEM - Lines 1-2 “She walks in beauty, like the nightOf cloudless climes and starry skies” • An unnamed woman walks in beauty • Her beauty is compared to night • No cloud and a lot of stars
- Lines 3-4 “And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes” - Lines 5-6 “Thus mellowed to that tender lightWhich heaven to gaudy day denies” • Contrast between dark and light • Meetin her in a wonderful way • The light is more intense during the day • The light is gaudy in day
- Lines 7-10 “One shade the more, one ray the less, Had half impaired the nameless graceWhich waves in every raven tress, Or softly lightens o'er her face” • A perfectbalance between shade and light • She has black hair • Her nameless beauty lightens her face
Peaceful thoughts • Exterior and interior thoughts • Pure, valuable and innocent mind -Lines 11-12 “Where thoughts serenely sweet express How pure, how dear their dwelling place” -Lines 13-15 “And on that cheek, and o'er that brow, So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, The smiles that win, the tints that glow” • Soft, calm and elegant glow • Reflection of inner beauty • Her face is expressive
-Lines 16-18 “But tell of days in goodness spent, A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent!” • She is not just a beautiful girl • A peaceful mind • An innocent love
THEMES BEAUTY • A long description of an unnamed woman’s beauty • Physical beauty and spiritual beauty
THEMES INNOCENT LOVE • He tells how gorgeous she is • Her love is innocent like her personality • “A heart whose love is innocent” line 18
SYMBOLS DARK(NIGHT) & BRIGHT(DAY) • Different from conventional English literature • Instead of summer days, her beauty is compared to ‘dark night’ • The harmony of two opposites • She’s got the best of both dark and bright
SYMBOLS RAVEN TRESS • In conventional literature, beauties are generallypale and blonde • This lady is brunette
SYMBOLS SMILES & BLUSHES • Not only her pretty face but also her inner beauty • Her inner beauty is mirrored by her outer beauty • Reflections of her thoughts and feelings
PERSONIFICATION “Which heaven to gaudy day denies”(Line 6) Can heavenreallydeny something? Of course, not..
PERSONIFICATION “The smiles that win, the tints that glow, But tell of days in goodness spent”(Line 15) “tell of the time …”
PERSONIFICATION “Where thoughts serenely sweet express” ( Line 11) “Expressingthoughts in her face” Line 14- 15 “And on that cheek, and o'er that brow, So soft, so calm, yet eloquent The smiles that win, the tints that glow” “woman’ssmiles, tints, blushes in her cheeksspeaks as iftheywerehuman.”
METAPHORS “dwellingplace” (Line 12) woman’smind
METAPHORS ravendarkhair
SIMILES “She walks in beauty, like the night”(Line 1) thewoman= thenight
LANGUAGE USE • three stanzas • eighteen-line poem of three six-line stanzas • rhyme is presented below; She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes 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 Which heaven to gaudy day denies. A B A B A B
LANGUAGE USE 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; Where thoughts serenely sweet express, How pure, how dear their dwelling-place. And on that cheek, and o'er that brow, So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, The smiles that win, the tints that glow, But tell of days in goodness spent, A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent! C D C D C D E F E F E F
IMPLEMENTATIONS IN CLASSROOM Pre-readingactivities • Getting in the Mood • Using the theme Assume that they are in the scene Create a picture in their minds
IMPLEMENTATIONS IN CLASSROOM Pre-readingactivities • Star Diagrams • BiographicalMontage Listtherelevantwords/phrasesunderthetopics Informationaboutthepoem
IMPLEMENTATIONS IN CLASSROOM While-readingactivities • Reassessing • Trueorfalse Assessbeforeandwhilereadingtocompare Provideshelpforstudentsreformingthesentences Thepoetlikenstheladytothenight Thepoetintendstoemphasize her pessimisticview Thepoetcombinesblackandwhite in her beauty Thelady has a really serene expression
IMPLEMENTATIONS IN CLASSROOM Post-readingActivities • ChoosetheStatement • Just a minute Talk aboutthechosenthemewithin a minutewithouthaltingandhesitation Chooseoneamongthegivenstatementsandjustify
CONCLUSION • Beautyandinnocence has always had itsplace in art. • Manyartists, poetsandauthorsmentionedaboutbeautyandinnocenceonewayoranother.
“Beauty is not in the face, beauty is a light in the heart.” Kahlil GIBRAN “Beauty… when you look into a woman’s eyes and see what’s in her heart.” Nate DIRCKS “Innocence is like a polished armor; it adorns and defends.” Bishop Robert South “Whoever blushes is already guilty; true innocence is ashamed of nothing.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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