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In Lord Byron’s poem “She Walks In Beauty”, he is ultimately describing what he thinks to be the idea of the perfect woman. Some of the devices he used such as the rhyme scheme, meter, and sound devices give the poem it’s mellow and gentle tone. This tone suggests the tender nature of this enchanting woman. Furthermore, I personally thought it gave the reader a sense of steadiness, allowing them to focus more …

…Byron refers to this woman as the “nameless grace” because it is very possible that he does in fact not know any woman who has yet to fit his mold of flawlessness. Lord Byron probably was a man who was in search of the perfect woman in real life, however he created her from paper and ink. It appears that what he was longing for in actuality came through when he wrote this breath-taking poem.