She Walks With Beauty

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gives the poem its consistent tone. "She walks in beauty, like the night," (1) rhyming with "And all that’s best of dark and bright," (3) makes the poem easier to remember and pleasing to the reader’s eyes and ears. The iambic tetrameter, when read aloud, guides the reader along in such a way that the poem maintains a smooth and graceful sound. "Of cloudless climes and starry skies," (2) is more pleasant when read with the proper accents than if it were read without its proper meter. The alliteration also contributes to the smooth and melodious sound in the poem. "Serenely sweet," (11), "Cloudless climes" (2), and "Day denies," (6) contribute to the gentle and consistent tone, thus allowing the reader to focus more on the woman rather than on the sharpness of the wording. Likewise, the sibilance adds to the soft tone by its water-like sounds. "So soft, so calm," (14) does not disrupt the tone or take the focus ...

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