Commentary on: Stanzas 178-180 of George Gordon, Lord Byron's Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

... Commentary on: Stanzas 178-180 of George Gordon, Lord Byron's Childe Harold's Pilgrimage George Gordon, Lord Byron's poem, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, describes the essence and beauty of nature contrasted with mans "marks" of "ruin." As the title suggests, various elements of nature, in particular the oceanic landscapes are evoked through the observations of Childe Harold during his journey. The first line of the three stanzas of the poem opens with "There is..," this is repeated at the beginning of the following two lines. The repetition draws attention to what is stated subsequent to the "there is" in each of the lines. This use of repetition effectively highlights the contents of these lines; ultimately increasing the significance and importance that Byron gives it, which suggests that he is trying to convey the contents to an un-open sense-numbed audience. Due to the vast amount of attention brought to these lines Byron, conveniently, chooses to introduce

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