Lord Byron's "Darkness": The Faithful But Fated Dog

Part I of Essay
"Darkness" is a word which is at the same time both dreadful and evocative. This is the one word Lord Byron chooses as the title for his poem. It is a fitting description of Byron's chilling, but powerful, poem, "Darkness". "Darkness" is a foreboding tale depicting the ....

Part II of Essay
.... and "pathless" are used to describe the stars and create a sense of despair and hopelessness. The word "extinguished" is used multiple times in describing both the sun and later for the loss of fire. Men first give "selfish prayer" and later cast their eyes downward with "curses". Both of these words portray the close ties to a religious setting or event. The most obvious of the religious ties is line 46 in which, "The meager by the meager were devoured". The ironic parallel to the Biblical belief that the meek shall inherit the ....