Lesson 2.2.3
2.2.3 She Walks in Beauty – Lord Byron Quiz: Pearson Edexcel English Literature, Unit 2
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Who wrote 'She Walks in Beauty'?
- John Keats
- Lord Byron
- William Blake
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
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What supposedly inspired Byron to write 'She Walks in Beauty'?
- A woman in mourning
- A shipwreck at sea
- A royal coronation
- A political protest
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What metre does the poem mainly use?
- Iambic tetrameter
- Anapaestic trimeter
- Iambic pentameter
- Dactylic hexameter
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How many stanzas does the poem have?
- Five
- Three
- Two
- Four
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How many lines does each stanza have?
- Ten
- Four
- Six
- Eight
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What is the central simile in the opening line of Byron's poem?
- Like the wind
- Like the ocean
- Like the night
- Like the sun
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What meets in the subject's aspect and her eyes?
- Youth and age
- Dark and bright
- Fire and ice
- Joy and sorrow
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What colour is the hair described as a 'raven tress'?
- Black
- Golden
- Silver
- Auburn
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According to the speaker in She Walks in Beauty, what would one extra shade or ray do?
- Destroy the harmony
- Enhance the radiance
- Dim the starry night
- Half impair the grace
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Which quality of the heart does the final stanza praise?
- Wit
- Pride
- Ambition
- Innocent love
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What is the woman's mind in She Walks in Beauty said to be at peace with?
- Heaven above
- All below
- Earthly strife
- Nature around
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What is the speaker's attitude toward the woman?
- Indifferent
- Scornful
- Admiring
- Jealous
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Which two qualities does Lord Byron link in She Walks in Beauty?
- Beauty and virtue
- Grief and love
- Wealth and power
- Youth and wisdom
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What kind of beauty does the tender light represent in She Walks in Beauty?
- Loud and bright
- Harsh and glaring
- Cold and distant
- Quiet and gentle
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In which poetry collection was She Walks in Beauty published?
- Songs of Innocence
- Lyrical Ballads
- Childe Harold
- Hebrew Melodies
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Which poetic movement does Byron belong to?
- Romantic
- Metaphysical
- Imagist
- Augustan
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Which imagery pattern runs throughout Byron's She Walks in Beauty?
- Spring and winter
- Light and dark
- Land and sea
- Fire and ice
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What do the smiles and tints describe in Byron's She Walks in Beauty?
- Movement and posture
- Voice and song
- Facial expression and complexion
- Dress and jewellery
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What purpose does the light and dark contrast serve in She Walks in Beauty?
- Moral corruption
- Balanced qualities
- Divine judgment
- Physical blindness
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What idea about beauty does the ending of She Walks in Beauty suggest?
- Inner peace and innocence
- Tragic mortality
- Superficial vanity
- Divine punishment
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