"She Walks in Beauty"

"She Walks in Beauty". Sounds like a nice name for a poem, doesn't it? It sounds simple and clear. It's not. Lord Byron, the author of this poem, was born in 1788, so as you can understand, the English is very hard to understand and it uses words that are not used today. Personally, I don't understand why this poem is considered to be so "great". Maybe that's because I don't understand half of it... However, the poem sounds very nice.

What strikes me about this poem is the extreme expression of love. This whole poem is dedicated to just one person. Every single line in this poem talks about how the person is beautiful, like a calm night, etc. There is nothing else in there. There are lots of metaphors, there is imagery, personification, and similes. These start directly from the first line, which is "She walks in beauty, like the night." That is an example of a simile. Another thing that strikes me about this poem is that the beautiful woman is compared to night, and not to day. Usually, when you say someone is beautiful, you say that they glow like the Sun or something like that. But in this poem, the woman is compared to a dark night that is very calm.

This poet knows that love is real. It is very clear throughout the poem. He has made up his mind about that this is the person he loves. The example of this is the whole poem. If you just skim through it, you will notice that this person is completely, madly, in love. He explains that he can't impare the grace of her completely, because she is so nice. He also explains that she has beautiful black hair (being compared to a raven) and that she is very sweet and serene. He strongly believes in what he is saying in this poem.

This poem doesn't matter to anyone except for the poet. He is the one writing this, he is the one expressing his love, and he is the one who will do anything to get to this girl. Again, the only example of this is the whole poem. Lord Byron states that "She walks in beauty". What more is there to say? He is obsessed, in a good way. He is a man who can love.

I like this poem. Even though it is hard to understand, it is a very good testament of love towards another person. The message is very clear. However, this poem doesn't really matter to me that much. Why? Because this poem is not about me, it's about another person, and I'm not interested in their private love affairs. However, the sound of the poem is beautiful and the adjectives and description used are lovely.