Bright Star

John Keats' Bright Star is definitely a love poem. The speaker talks about how he wants to be steadfast as a star. Well what does that really mean? I think it means that he wants his love to be unwavering. The speaker talks about the qualities he likes about a star like how it keeps constant watch even through the night. However, there are a few characteristics about stars that the speaker does not like. He says, "No-yet still steadfast, still unchangeable." The speaker does not like how stars seem to live forever. I guess the speaker just does not like the idea of seeing his lover die, but who likes that idea? This poem is an example of an apostrophe as well. The speaker is addressing and absent object, the star, which is a rather long distance away. Its a little weird he wants to address it to the star when its about his love, but it is an effective metaphor.