Trivia: Lord Byron describes a woman’s beauty in “She Walks in Beauty” as what?
A tulip
The sunrise
A winter’s day
The night
Correct Answer: The night
So why is this answer correct? : “She Walks in Beauty” is one of Lord Byron’s most beloved works. Byron (aka George Gordon) was a prominent figure in the romanticism movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This poem — which was originally written as a song in his book “Hebrew Songs of 1815” — is best known for its first line: “She walks in beauty, like the night, of cloudless climes and starry skies.” The poet is known for using metaphors, such as this one describing a woman’s beauty.