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1Beauty―TheSubjectofSheWalksinBeautyAbstractThefirstimpressionthatGeorgeByron'sSheWalksinBeautygivesusisbeauty,whichisexactlythesubjectofthepoem.Wecanfeelthatbeautythroughtherhymeofthepoem,thephysicalbeautyoftheheroine,andtheinnerbeautyoftheheroine.KeyWordsRhyme,physicalbeauty,innerbeautyInJune,1814,ByronattendedapartyatLadySitwell’s,wherehewasinspiredbythesightofhiscousin,thebeautifulMrs.Wilmot,whowaswearingablackspangledmourningdress.Byronwasstruckbyhiscousin’sdarkhairandfairface,theminglingofvariouslightsandshades.Thenextdayhewrotethesecharminglinesuponher.Inwhich,Byrondescribedabeautifulwomantousandweevenseeshewalksslowlytowardsus.ShewalksinbeautylikethenightOfcloudlessclimesandstarryskiesAndallthat'sbestofdarkandbrightMeetsinheraspectandhereyes;Thusmellow'dtothattenderlightWhichHeaventogaudydaydenies.OneshadethemoreoneraythelessHadhalfimpair'dthenamelessgraceWhichwavesineveryraventressOrsoftlylightenso'erherfaceWherethoughtsserenelysweetexpressHowpurehowdeartheirdwelling-place.2Andonthatcheekando'erthatbrowSosoftsocalmyeteloquentThesmilesthatwinthetintsthatglowButtellofdaysingoodnessspent，AmindatpeacewithallbelowAheartwhoseloveisinnocent.Afterfinishingreadingthispoem,thereisonlyonewordoccurringinourmind,thatisbeauty.Wearestruckbythebeautyoftherhyme,thephysicalbeautyoftheheroine,andthementalbeautyoftheheroine.ⅠTheBeautyofRhymeThepoemfollowsabasiciambictetrameter.TherhymeschemeflowsasABABABCDCDCDEFEFEF.Thepoemalsoshowsthatitislyricalwhichhelpstoputanemphasisonthemoodandtoneofbeautythatthewriteristryingtoleavewiththereader.Therearevariousexamplesofalliterationthroughoutthepoem.Inlinetwoitstates,Ofcloudlessclimesandstarryskies,inwhichthereisarepetitionofthessound.Thesecondstanzacontainsinsightintothedwellingplaceofthewoman'sthoughts,creatinganinsightintohermindbyusingalliteration.Therepetitionofthessoundsissoothinginthephraseserenelysweetexpress,becauseByronisreferringtoherthoughts,andherthoughtsaresereneandpure.Onthewhole,thelanguageusedinthispoemisexpressiveandvivid,,especiallytheadjectivesusednotonlyrenderabeautifulpoeticatmosphere,butalsocreateagentle,kind,andidealimageofbeauty.ThePoetshowsusawell-knit,sprightly-rhymedandbeauties-filledpoem,whichmakesthereadersfeelthesubjectofbeautyatthefirstsightofitanddirectustodiscoverthefurtherbeauty.ⅡThePhysicalBeautyoftheHeroineInthefirstpart,thepoetdescribesagracefulandsereneladysuccessfullywithhisdelicatetouch.Hecomparedtheladytothenight.Sowecanguessthattheladydressedblack(itistrue).Inourimagination,thenightalwaysgivesusakindoffear.Eveninafinenight,thestarryskyalsomakeusfeellonely.ButinByron’sportrait,3thenightbecamecharmingandfascinating.Itisliveandvivid.Allthedarkandbrighttrytochangetomeetthestandardofthealluringlady.Inthesecondpart,Byronsaysthateverychangeofthebrightnesswillimpairthenamelessgraceandtheglowofthelady’sfaceisnearlyperfect.Herethepoetgiveshisownideathatevenaraventressandarayoflightoverherfacewillmakedifference.Thefocusofthevisionisuponthedetailsofthelady’sfaceandeyeswhichreflectthemellowedandtenderlight.Fromthesefeatures,wecanimagehowbeautifultheladyis.Inthethirdpart,wemeetwithamythicsmileonherface.Thesmileissoslightandfleeting.MaybetheladyhadalsoseenByronandthiswasindirectcontact.Iamdeeplyattractedbythebeautifulladyuntilhere.Howcharmingtheladyis!Fromhersmileandexpression,wecanseeaVenuswalkingtous.ⅢTheInnerBeautyoftheheroineThroughthewholepoem,Byronportraysmuchaboutthelady’sphysicalbeautyandbythesewordswealsocanimagehermentalbeauty.Thelady’sphysicalbeautyisareflectionofherinnerbeauty.Thebeautifullady'sfaceandeyesconveytheromanticideathatherinnerbeautyismirroredbyherouterbeauty.Herthoughtsaresereneandsweet.Sheispureanddear.Then,weturntothefirstpart’sanalogy.Wecanfindthatthebeautifulladyhassomethingsametothesunnynight.Botharesimpleandinnocent.Thebeautifullady'ssoft,calmglowreflectsalifeofpeaceandgoodness.Inthesecondstanza,thebeautifullady'sbewitchingsmileandbrilliantexpressiononherfacealldemonstratethatsheisakind-heartedlady.Thelaststanzaissplitbetweenthreelinesofvisagedescriptionandthreelinesthatdescribethelady’smoralcharacters.AmindatpeacewithallbellowAheartwhoseloveisinnocentmanifeststhatherthoughtsareinharmonywithallthecreaturesontheplanetandherheartisfilledwithpureandinnocentlove.Inthispart,thepoetmakeaperfectcombinationbetweenthefascinatinglady'sphysicalbeautyandhermentalormoralbeauty,throughwhich,thepoetpresentsusaperfectladywhoisnotonlyendowedwithbeautifulappearancebutalsowithamovingqualityandapureandkindheart.Withthedescriptionsofthelady'sbeauty,thelady'sbeautybecomescompleteand4moremoving.ConclusionToconclude,itisreallyabeautifulpoemwithperfectrhymeandlanguage,whichgivesreaderareallybeautifulimageofawoman.Afterhavingreadthispoemfortimes,IevencanimagewhatthewomanthatByronwasnarratingandhowbeautifulthatwomanis.Ievencanimagetheserene,peaceful,gentlesmileonherface.Icaneventouchthekindnessandinnocencedeepinthebeautifullady'sheart.Inaword,allIcanimageandfeelisonlyonething,thatisbeauty,whichisthesubjectthepoetexpectedtoexpress.Now,abeautifullad