1. She walks in beauty: mcqs & explanation
By
Dr. G. N. Khamankar
Dept. of English
Vivekanand Mahavidhyalay, Bhadrawati

2. 1. Which expression tells you that the speaker in “She
Walks in Beauty” admires the woman’s gentleness?
• A.“She walks in beauty”
• B. “that tender light”
• C. “one shade the more”
• D. “waves in every raven tress”

3. 2. Reread the third stanza of “She Walks in Beauty.”
What main idea does the stanza structure allow this
sestet to emphasize?
• A. This woman looks like the nighttime.
• B. This woman desires the speaker’s love.
• C. The speaker finds this woman beautiful.
• D. The speaker admires the woman’s goodness.

4. 4. Reread the third stanza of “She Walks in Beauty.”
The rhythm and rhyme scheme of this sestet reflects
• A. a heart beating with passionate love
• B. the passing of time from day to night
• C. the pretty features of the woman’s face
• D. a calm peace the speaker sees in the woman
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5. 5. In this poem, what kind of beauty does Byron
describe?
• A. Outward appearances
• B. Inner goodness
• C. Both outward appearances and inner goodness
• D. None of the above

6. 6. Which rhyme scheme does Byron use?
• A. ababab
• B. abbabb
• C. aabaab
• D. None of the above

7. 7. In the line 'And all that's best of dark and
bright' which literary device is Byron using?
• A. Assonance
• B. Antithesis
• C. Alliteration
• D. Simile

8. 8. What does the word 'eloquent' (stanza 3)
mean?
• A. Peaceful
• B. Clearly expressing something
• C. Silent
• D. Angry

9. 9. Where is Byron thought to have actually
first seen the woman he is describing?
• A. While out horse riding
• B. When walking in the park
• C. At a party
• D. In a field

10. 10. Why does Byron use enjambment
repeatedly?
• A. Byron wants to highlight the emotional state of the speaker
• B. Byron wants to make the poem difficult to follow
• C. Byron wrote quickly and could not always be bothered with
punctuation
• D. All of the above

11. 11. In the line 'Which heaven to gaudy day denies'
which literary device does Byron make use of?
• A. Metaphor
• B. Personification
• C. Simile
• D. None of the above

12. 12. Who wrote 'She Walks in Beauty'?
• A. Lord Byron
• B. William Blake
• C. S. T. Coleridge
• D. John Keats

13. 13. In She Walks in Beauty, who is the
woman being admired?
• A. A stranger from afar
• B. The narrator's wife
• C. The narrator's mistress
• D. A famous actress
(Mrs. Wilmont Horton)

14. 14. What is the form of ‘She Walks in
Beauty?’
• A. Lyric
• B. Sonnet
• C. Ballad
• D. Ode

15. 15. In She Walks in Beauty, what technique has
been used in the quote 'cloudless climes and
starry skies'?
• A. Alliteration
• B. Simile
• C. Metaphor
• D. Anaphora

16. 16. The poet of She Walks in Beauty
belonged to a group of poets called the...?
• A. Romantics
• B. Modernists
• C. Metaphysical poets
• D. Victorian

17. 17. In She Walks in Beauty, what is the narrator
referring to in the quote 'raven tress'?
• A. Dark hair
• B. The birds
• C. Black dress
• D. Dark eyes

18. 18. In She Walks in Beauty, what does the
narrator think of the woman's character?
• A. The narrator sees an inner beauty in the woman's face
• B. The narrator is only interested in looks
• C. The narrator thinks she is beautiful on the outside but ugly on the
inside
• D. The narrator doesn't know what kind of a person she is

19. Thank You!