Romance, loneliness, and poetry—what's not to love here? Plus, "Bright star" is the poem that gave the movie Bright Star its title. And you know how we love movies that are based on poems (way cooler than movies that are just based on boring old novels, are we right?).
Anywho, in this piece, Keats plays a lover talking to a bright star. How does he describe the similarities and differences between the human lover and the star? (Like, come on: How are these star-crossed lovers going to work out? Haha, we're hilarious.)
Also, put on your New Criticism hat—we know you've got one in your closet, right next to that fedora you never wear—and answer us this: How do the meter and sound of the poem contribute to its central themes? Can you find lines that seem to accelerate or slow down the poem's action? Why does Keats play around with the pacing of the poem in these ways?