Poetry: Sound, Syntax, and Structure Unit Test
“She Walks in Beauty” by George Gordon Byron
I.
She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
II.
One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress,
Or softly lightens o’er her face;
Where thoughts serenely sweet express
How pure, how dear their dwelling place.
III.
And on that cheek, and o’er that brow,
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
But tell of days in goodness spent,
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!
Use the poem to answer the question.

15. What types of rhymes does the poet use in this poem?
A. couplets
B. end rhymes
C. half rhymes
D. identical rhymes
E. internal rhymes

16. Which of the following sound devices is most evident in line 2?
A. alliteration
B. assonance
C. cacophony
D. consonance
E. onomatopoeia

17. In what way does this poem differ from a sonnet?
A. by using rhyme
B. by using imagery
C. in its use of octaves
D. in its number of lines
E. in its use of iambic meter

18. This poem uses which of the following meters?
A. free verse
B. iambic tetrameter
C. iambic pentameter
D. trochaic tetrameter
E. trochaic pentameter

19.How do the sound devices in the second stanza affect the meaning of the poem?
A. The alliteration in line 9 demonstrates the subject's weakness.
B. The cacophony in line 10 contrasts with the subject's elegance.
C. The assonance in lines 7, 9, and 11 emphasizes the subject's grace.
D. The consonance in lines 8 and 12 illustrates the subject's duplicity.
E. The onomatopoeia in line 8 mirrors the subject's fall from a pedestal.

20.The poem uses which of the following forms?
A. terza rima
B. octaves
C. quatrains
D. refrains
E. sestets

21. How does the poet use rhyme scheme to emphasize theme?
A. The poet uses an ABABAB rhyme scheme to illustrate the constant, unyielding grace of his subject.
B. The poet uses an ABBA | ACCA rhyme scheme to show precise rhymes, illustrating the consistency of his love.
C. The poet uses ABBA | ABBA rhyme scheme to create a Petrarchan sonnet, showing the resolution of his problems.
D. The poet uses an ABA | ABA rhyme scheme to mimic that of a villanelle, emphasizing the classic nature of his subject.
E. The poet uses an ABAB | CDCD | EFEF rhyme scheme to echo a Shakespearean sonnet, showing the romanticism of his subject.