She Walks In Beauty Lord Byron

A Scandalous and Rebellious

Lifestyle

He had a relationship with his half-sister, Augusta. She gave birth to Byron’s daughter.

He married Annabelle Milbanke in 1815 but she left him because the rumours of his incest was increasing.

Byron was a ladies man.He was an international celebrity of his

time.Byron’s poetry was widely condemned on

the moral grounds, and was frequently attacked by critics.

In pairsCome up with five questions on

the poem

Look at the poem in your groups

Subject Structure Purpose

Language Emotions Imagery

Craftsmanship Movement

Summary Sounds

Poetry Analysis Look at the poem in detail using

the analysis worksheet.

This should be several pages long, look at the subsections fully.

What to look for in the essayReference to the question

Use of P.E.A.R

Reference to theme

Today’s LessonEssay feedback

Use of PLPs

Beginning annotation of “She Walks in Beauty”

Questions on the poem.

QUESTIONS ON THE POEM  What is taking place in the poem?

Comment on the form of the poem.

What opposition do you notice in the poem? How is this effective?

In what ways is the woman described as beautiful?

What are possible themes of the poem?

Comment on an example of alliteration from the poem.

Comment on the poem’s use of personification.

Essay Question Choose a poem in which contrast is important in

developing theme.

Explore the poet’s use of contrast and show why it is important in developing a key theme of the poem.

Answers to questions on poetry should address relevantly the central concern(s)/theme(s) of the text(s) and be supported by reference to appropriate poetic techniques such as: imagery, verse form, structure, mood, tone, sound, rhythm, rhyme, characterisation, contrast, setting, symbolism, word choice . . .

Holiday Homework Complete your essay on Byron’s

“She Walks in Beauty”

Come up with a discursive writing topic and write 500 words on it