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Name: George Gordon Noel Byron, 6 th Baron Byron Born January 22,1788 in London, England He was born with a club foot. A club foot is a deformed foot

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  • Name: George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron ByronBorn January 22,1788 in London, EnglandHe was born with a club foot. A club foot is a deformed foot. Growing up he was sensitive to his lameness.

  • it was rumored that May Gray, the nurse of George Gordon Noel Byron, made physical advances on him when he was nine. It was rumored he was homosexual.

  • Byrons fatherByronByrons mother

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  • Who is the poems speaker?The poems speaker is 3rd person. We know know this because it is talking about another person other than himself and not talking directly to the person. The specific clues are the pronouns she and her.

  • What is the poems structure?The poems structure is two stanzas. There are two sentences in the first stanza and one in the second. There is nothing unusual about its punctuation.

  • What images activate your senses? The cloudless climes

    starry skiesgaudy dayraven tressserenely sweet expresstints that glowThe senses that are affected are taste and sight.

  • Poetic devicesalliteration- cloudless climeshad halfwhich wavesserenely sweetso soft, sotints that

  • Poetic devices Cont.assonance- gaudy dayhad halfpersonification- smiles that win

  • Similes and metaphorssimiles- beauty like the night

  • This poem has a regular meter. It is iambic tetrameter. The meter is constant.

    The poems scheme is ABABABCDCDCDEFEFEF

  • The poems meaning is if your mind is at peace and love is innocent you will look beautiful.We decided on this meaning because of the last three lines and the first line. This poem is not unusual, many authors write about their own love.

  • The tone of the poem is peaceful and admiring. The mood creates a peaceful and warm environment. The mood and tone are constant.

  • Words we did not knowgaudy- bright and very noticeable clime- altitude 2. Climate

  • The title of the poem is half the first line.