Thursday, September 16, 2010

Supernova

After studying the first poem I'd like to discuss in this week's batch of literary genius, John Keats' Bright Star, I've decided to answer question #6.  In the poem, the speaker directly addresses a 'bright star' through apostrophe, pondering how grand (or not so grand) it would be to hang in the night sky.  At the beginning of the 9th line, however, the speaker contrasts this with his current state by starting with "No--yet still steadfast, still unchangeable" as describing his desire to instead continue his life as it is.  He goes on to detail his pleasant life with his lover.  Through these descriptions, the purpose of the poem seems to form; the speaker would give up all the great things stars have to be with his lover eternally.  Now, you may be thinking, "Aw, that's cute."  And I suppose I would agree with you.  I guess that's really all there is to say about this one.

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