“She Walks in Beauty” by George Gordon Byron
I.
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.
II.
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.
III.
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!
Question Use the poem to answer the question. How do the sound devices in the second stanza affect the meaning of the poem? (1 point)
Responses
The alliteration in line 9 demonstrates the subject's weakness.
The cacophony in line 10 contrasts with the subject's elegance.
The assonance in lines 7, 9, and 11 emphasizes the subject's grace.
The consonance in lines 8 and 12 illustrates the subject's duplicity.
The onomatopoeia in line 8 mirrors the subject's fall from a pedestal.