Bright Star
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.
Using the term eternal lids apart projects Keats' immortality and human characteristics because he cannot see everything and grows tired. If he could be a bright star, he would see his love endlessly without losing desire. Line four compares the earth to the bright star. Like the star, the earth is sleepless and, therefore, full of life and lasting forever. Patient implies the earth's ability to be unaffected by the events that occur around it. The earth continues its course around the solar system unwaverly. John Keats explains to us his feelings toward his human emotions, which leaves no room to explore his deeper spiritual desires. He tends dip into mystic and unexplained phenomena in the universe to describe his feelings. This is probably due to the fact that his earthly human self is on the verge toward death and his spiritual side is fully alive. Awake for ever in a sweet unrest" (11-12). In the next two lines, Keats brings about another quality of earth, in which he has deep admiration towards. He describes snow as being a mask that hides the ugliness of the mountains and moors. These in-depth feelings show insecurity about
Some common words found in the essay are:
Star Keats, John Keats, bright star, star earth, eternal lids apart, soft fall, soft fall swell, lids apart, mountains moors, lines keats, eternal lids, lover live, fall swell, keats explains,
Approximate Word count = 777
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
|
