Analysing how Byron presents the woman in 'She Walks in Beauty'

The title raises questions about what beauty truly is - is it something we have within us, or something external to us? The anonymous “she” represents that the woman was a stranger to Byron; it also gives her an ethereal quality. Byron contrasts dark and light imagery throughout the poem - possibly to illustrate the rarity of the woman’s beauty. The woman’s hair is described as “raven”, arguably to show the mysterious nature of the woman and her alluring presence.