How Figurative Language Used In She Walks In Beauty

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Essay 3: Figurative Meaning A poem is nothing without meaning. It is no secret that what makes a poem meaningful is its use of figurative language, imagery, and symbolism. In Lord Byron’s poem “She walks in beauty,” his uses of these literary devices are truly effective on captivating an audience. He uses figurative language, imagery, and symbolism to truly emphasize the beauty of his unnamed mistress. In the following paragraphs we will analyze his poem and his use of figurative language, imagery, and symbolism and how they help give the poem depth and make the poem memorable and one of his most fascinating pieces. In George Gordon’s poem also known as Lord Byron’s poem “She Walks in Beauty,” he incorporates many types of figurative language. …show more content…

The author really goes into vivid detail on his mistress’s outer beauty from her eyes to her light smile. In the 3rd and 4th lines the author states “And all that is best of dark and bright/ Meet in her aspect and her eyes,” giving us a very detailed description of her eyes. He states that her eyes are dark yet bright, meaning her eyes can change in different lightings. The author’s use of imagery makes his mistress easier to picture, and makes the audience understand why he worships her. He goes on in line 9 stating, “which waves in every raven tress,” letting the audience know that her hair is being compared to a raven which means she is a dark brunette. Although many may think, this is not an important detail, it certainly is. In the poem he compares her beauty constantly from dark to light; he says that if she were one shade darker/lighter it would throw the consistency off making her just another plain Jane. These dark features are what make her even more beautiful. These details, although seem microscopic is what makes the imagery very clear giving us a full picture on what the mistress may look

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