Comparing Poems 'Choose My Star And John Keats' Bright Star

Throughout the two poems provided, each one has its uniqueness, however they both share similarities just as much as differences. In the first poem “Bright Star” by John Keats, the speaker is talking about how they want to be like a star. First, the speaker starts out by addressing the star and saying, “bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art--”, which describes the speaker's wanting desire to be a star. Throughout the poem, the tone is very gloomy considering the speaker is wanting to be a star. However, in the second poem “Choose Something Like a Star” by Robert Frost, the speaker is talking to the star about how they want the star to “say something to us we can learn”. This shows that the speaker wants to learn from the star and