This lesson contains 31 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.
Lesson duration is: 60 min
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Lord byron
Born in London as George Gordon, parents separated and he moved with his mother to Aberdeen (Scotland)
Inherited the title Lord Byron from his childless uncle.
Had a good education (Latin school, public school, Cambridge University)
Bisexual (series of scandals)
Left England in 1816 for good, befriended Shelley
Famous work: Don Juan
Byronic hero
Eccentric, flamboyant and controversial
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poemanalysis.com
Slide 4 - Link
Ada Lovelace
Lord Byron's daughter:
She wrote the first computer program—that is, an algorithm designed to be carried out by a machine
Slide 5 - Slide
Byron:
-eccentric!
-flamboyant!
-controversial!
She walks in beauty: outward beauty reflected inner beauty
Let's read the poem now!
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www.google.com
Slide 8 - Link
GOAL
She Walks in Beauty
By Lord Byron
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Slide 10 - Video
Is this poem a sonnet?
A
Yes
B
No
Slide 11 - Quiz
Question explained:
No. This poem has 18 lines, while a sonnet has 14.
Slide 12 - Slide
What is the rhyme scheme?
A
ABCB
B
ABCD
C
ABAB
D
ABBA
Slide 13 - Quiz
How many syllables (lettergrepen) are there in each line?
A
4
B
5
C
8
D
10
Slide 14 - Quiz
What is the metre (rhytmic sequence of the syllables?)
A
4 iambuses per line
B
3 iambuses per line
C
4 times unstressed / stressed
D
2 times unstressed / stressed
Slide 15 - Quiz
What is the effect of the run-on line?
A
You should not stop, but continue reading.
B
You can have a short pause.
C
Attention is drawn to certain words.
D
It seems as if the poet is overwhelmed
Slide 16 - Quiz
How can you easily recognise a run-on line?
A
They never end with a punctuation mark.
B
Focus on the iambic rhythm.
C
The verb is missing.
Slide 17 - Quiz
Is line 1 the only run on line in this poem?
A
yes
B
no: line 3 is also a run-on line.
C
No: line 13 is also a run-on line.
Slide 18 - Quiz
What is a run-on line called in Dutch?
Slide 19 - Open question
over a line-break.
Enjambment or run-on line
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What figure of speech is contained in line 2?
Slide 21 - Open question
Slide 22 - Slide
The night is perfect because?
It is a cloudless night and the skies are strewn with stars (association with Mrs Wilmot’s spangled black mourning dress).
mourning = rouw
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Line 4 is different from the rest in terms of meter.
What is the actual difference? What is the effect?
The first two words are not iambic. The emphasis is placed on the word meet. = trochee (stressed/unstressed)
The word meet is therefore sharply stressed.
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How is the daylight described in line 6?
As gaudy. The daylight is associated with something vulgar.
gaudy = bright / showy
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What striking conclusion might one draw from lines 7 to 8?
If the light and shade were not in such perfect harmony, then her beauty would have been affected; she would only have appeared half as pretty.
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Which two aspects of her appearance are named specifically?
A
hair
B
nails
C
body
D
face
Slide 27 - Quiz
Stanza 2+3 are constructed in the same manner. What common structure do they share?
The first four lines describe her appearance, and the last two her nature.
What is emphasised in the last two lines?
The gentle glow on her face reflects a life of tranquillity and goodness. She is entirely innocent, and not cunning or wily (as many of the ladies in Byron’s circles were).
Slide 28 - Slide
What is your opinion of this poem? Please explain!
Slide 29 - Open question
Which characteristics of the Romantic Period do we find in this poem? Explain your answer.