she walks in beauty

• ABAB rhyme scheme shows structure and perfection a rhythmic beauty to the poem 


  portrays the beauty of the woman
• "thus mellowed to that tender light"


  contrasts the two senses of sight and touch. tender suggesting softness and purity and light suggesting radiance and beauty
• "had half impaired nameless grace"


  changing the amount of sunlight will impair the perfect equilibrium she possesses. nameless is because her beauty is so strong and grace shows it is devine
• "and on that cheek and o'er that brow"

  polysendation of "and" is repeated emphasising her never ending beauty
• " a mind at peace with all below "


  her mind is just as beautiful as her physical appearance
• "cloudless climes" , "starry skies" the alliteration adds rythmic beauty to the poem
• "all that's best of dark and light meet in her aspect and in her eyes"

  Byron is saying all the best of both good and evil meet in this woman, she is the perfect balance of all good things in the world, however at this point we are still only on about her appearance so she is extremely beautiful
• Lord Byron was a romantic poet in the 1800's

  this is a lyrical poem as he expresses his inner state of mind