Question

Consider the poems.

"She Walks in Beauty"
by George Gordon Byron
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.
One shade the more, one ray
the less, Had half impaired
the nameless grace Which
waves in every raven tress,
An excerpt from "To
Helen"
by Edgar Allan Poe
Helen, thy beauty is to me
Like those Nicean barks
of yore, That gently, o'er a
perfumed sea, The weary,
wayworn wanderer bore
To his own native shore.
On desperate seas long
wont to roam, Thy
hyacinth hair, thy classic
face, Thy Naiad airs have
brought me home To the
glory that was Greece
How is Poe's word choice different than Byron's?
Poe's description is more grand and worldly than
Byron's.
Poe's description is more calm and soothing than
Byron's.
Poe includes more physical description than Byron.
Poe confesses more about shortcomings than
Byron.

Answer 1

Poe's word choice is more grand and worldly than Byron's.

Step-by-step explanation:

The word choice in Edgar Allan Poe's poem 'To Helen' is more grand and worldly than in George Gordon Byron's poem 'She Walks in Beauty.' Poe's description is filled with images of ancient Greek beauty and glory, such as 'Nicean barks of yore' and 'the glory that was Greece.' On the other hand, Byron's description is more focused on the contrast between light and dark, with phrases like 'night of cloudless climes and starry skies' and 'all that's best of dark and bright.'

So, the correct answer is: Poe's word choice is more grand and worldly than Byron's.

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