A “Bright Star” by Keats, is a sonnet that shows his infatuation to be with his lover for eternity. The poem’s main theme deals with the love and appreciation of things that are unchanging. This theme is brought up many times in the poem. For example, Keats uses a bright star and the earth to describe his innermost desires to be immortal, unchanged, and rejuvenated. He expresses deep feelings toward his lover, and if he had to live without her, he would welcome death.
In the first two lines, Keats shows us that he would love to be around forever and full of life. “Bright star, would I were steadfast as thou art” (1). A star implies something that is around forever and unchanging because, in spite of occurrences throughout life, the star will reside in the sky each night. Adding bright to the star shows the importance of life to it and that to be unchanging alone is not enough for admiration. “Not alone splendour hung aloft the night” (2). This line states the bright star is not alone in its brilliance, but is accompanied by other stars. With this line, Keats expresses the importance of companionship and the fear of being alone.
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His deep emotions appear in line ten as he yearns to be as close as possible to his love. Keats desires to have this quality in order to earn the advantage of revitalizing himself. The earth continues its course around the solar system unwaverly. These in-depth feelings show insecurity about a certain unattractiveness that he possesses. Her presence is mandatory in Keats’ life because he possesses an undying love for her. If he could be a bright star, he would see his love endlessly without losing desire. But if they must part, then he welcomes death. “No — yet still steadfast, still unchangeable / Pillow’d upon my fair love’s ripening breasts” (9-10).
In the next two lines, Keats brings about another quality of earth, in which he has deep admiration towards. The water acts as a purifier to the earth like a priest blesses his children.
“Or gazing on the new soft-fallen mask
Of snow upon the mountains and the moors” (7-8). atching, with eternal lids apart,
Like nature’s patient, sleepless Ermite” (3-4). Line four compares the earth to the bright star.
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