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Where was Byron born?
Where was Byron born?
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How did Byron die and how old was he?
Byron died at age 36 from a fever.
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What poem of Byron's talks about his cousin and is now a song?
She Walks in Beauty.
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What two things did Byron contrast in "She Walks In Beauty"
In she walks in beauty Byron was contrasting the light and dark.
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What did Byron carry around while in college?
He carried around a human skull.
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What was a nickname for Byron's uncle who died?
"The Wicked Lord"
200
Why was Lord Byron helping Greece?
Byron was in Greece because he was helping them gain their independence back from Turkey.
200
What is ironic about the poem "On This Day I Complete My Thirty-Sixth Year"?
It's ironic because Byron died a few months later while involved in the Greek fight for freedom, not on the battlefield but of a fever.
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What qualities of the women does Byron praise in "She Walks In Beauty?
He praises her pure thoughts, innocent heart, her calmness, and he days spend in goodness.
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What pets did Byron have?
He had a pet bear, and horses.
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Where did Byron move after the death of one of his parents?
Aberdeen
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After he was legally separated from his wife, where did he move too and who did he become close with?
He moved to Geneva, and became very close friends with Percy Shelley.
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What reviews did "Hours of Idleness get when it was published?
It was attacked by critics
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In the poem "On This Day I Complete My Thirty-Sixth Year" what two subjects does Lord Byron talk about?
He is talking about love at the beginning and then he starts talking about the war he was involved in with Greece.
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What was strange about Byron's relationship with Augusta Leigh?
Their relationship was strange because they were siblings.
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What three colleges did Byron attend?
Dulwich, Harrow, and Cambridge
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Who did Byron marry in 1815? Why did their marriage end?
Byron married Annabel Milibank. Their marriage ended because of the many love affairs Byron had including one with his half sister.
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How did Byron respond to the critics in 1808?
He responded with the English Bards and Scotch Reviewersin.
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Who was "She Walks In Beauty" written about?
It was written about Lady Wilmot Horton, his cousin.
500
What deformity affect Byron and what effects did this leave him with?
He suffered from a club foot, and he suffered from physical and psychological effect
500
In 1809 Byron set out on a tour. Which countries did he visit while on this tour?
He went to Spain, Portugal, Greece, and Asia Minor.
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Where did Byron produce the third canto of "Childes Harold Piligramage" and who was he with?
He made it in Geneva while he was with Percy Shelley.
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In Lord Byron's Poems how does he represent the key values of the romantic era?
He represents the key values because he uses his thoughts and creates art from his natural emotions and feelings.
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What sports did Byron continue to play even though he had a deformity?
He still played swimming, riding, boxing, and cricket.