she walks in beauty

• context: byron was a leading figure of the romantic movement and liked to break conventions - had a private lifeand known for his many relationships with many women
• structure: at beginning of poem, byron expresses his admiration for the woman and as poem progresses he speaks about her inner 'goodness'. ends the poem with the idea of 'love', an experience that perhaps brings together both the external and internal beauty
• "she walks in beauty, like the night" - unamed she makes it seem like it could be any woman suggests her appearance is enhanced by being a combination of dark and light. simile to compare the subject's beauty to something vast
• "a heart whose love is innocent!" - could suggest that's he's only physically attracted to her so doesn't 'love' her