Bright Star And Choose Something Like A Star

In “Bright Star by John Keats, and “Choose Something Like A Star” they share the subject of stars, the use of apostrophes and changing opinion on the star. The differences that they have are in the themes of each poem. In “Bright Star” by John Keats the theme is that people don’t last forever like stars, and so they should live in the moment instead of trying to be around as long as possible to observe things like the stars. The fact that people don’t last forever like stars is acknowledged by the speaker in the first line of the poem when the speaker says, “Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art.” The speaker continues talking to the star saying that they would like to be like a star because they last forever, and are never alone because they are surrounded by others stars. Evidence of this idea is found in line two of the poem when the speaker says, “Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night.” Another reason that the speaker believes that being like a star is the best possible solution is that they get to witness many great things. An example of this …show more content…
When the speaker says, “And steadfast as Keats’ Eremite, not even stooping from its sphere” in lines 18 and 19 they are referring to the fact that in “Bright Star” by John Keats he points out that stars are unchanging. The statement relates to the fact that the speaker in this poem thinks people's personalities and beliefs shouldn’t be changed so easily. This idea can also be seen in line 22 when the speaker says, “So when at times the mob is swayed,” and continuing in lines 24 and 25, “We may choose something like a star to stay our minds on be staid.” This quote is explaining the speaker's idea that it’s good to be like stars that are unchanging because if a person act’s like a star they won't be mislead, and easily persuaded into thinking in an irrational