The poem of The Lady of Shalott begins with an insightful description of Camelot, one of the settings. Camelot is a neighboring region to Shalott, where the Lady of Shalott resides. The introducing stanza includes the use of rhythm within it’s structure. The use of rhythm within the story symbolizes a sense of grace and delicacy. “One either side the river lie long fields of barley and of rye, that clothe the wold and meet the sky; And thro’ the field the road runs by…” (Stanza 1). Through describing the setting and adding rhythm in the same stanza, there seems to be a sense of aesthetic please to the ear, as the words glide enchantedly. The author includes this literary device into his poetry as it give readers a rhythmical pattern to their