4.04: Structure and Form: Poems by Lord Byron and Ezra Pound

She Walks in Beauty by George Gordon, Lord Byron Which statement best describes the use of a consistent meter and a rather simple rhyme scheme in the poem "She Walks in Beauty" by Lord Byron?

These elements give the poem a pleasant, rhythmic quality that enhances the speaker's positive description of the subject.

What is the effect of Lord Byron's decision to conclude "She Walks in Beauty" by focusing on the subject's mind and heart?

It helps suggest that the subject's outer beauty is connected to her inner goodness.

Which statement best expresses a theme in the poem "Love Is Not All" by Edna St. Vincent Millay?

Love isn't as necessary as food and shelter are, but love is very important.

Which statement best explains the effect of poetic structure on "Sonnet 55" by William Shakespeare?

The strict rules of iambic pentameter force the speaker to express himself succinctly and clearly.

Read this line from "The River Merchant's Wife: A Letter," which describes the speaker and her husband when they were children. Two small people, without dislike or suspicion. How does this line and the previous lines' descriptions of the speaker and her husband playing near each other develop the idea that time and maturity can allow love to develop between two people?

They suggest that, as children, the speaker and her future husband had no strong feelings for each other.