Bright Star

Bright Star
John Keats

Upon reading this my first time, I assumed the other loved women and astronomy. That may be true, but I think he meant for the stars to be a metaphor for the woman he loved. He relates how eternal the stars are, which corresponds to his eternal love for his girly friend (My personal stance is that girls have cooties). Not only does he love her, but herself and her beauty will last forever in his eyes. He briefly comments on the moon and "the moving waters at their priestlike task" (Keats 792). Now he is saying that the "stars" (but really the moon) has a nearly full control over Earth's tides. This relates to his love's control over him, and that he is blown away by how amzing she is. He believes that this girl is so amazing that all of space is barely a good enough analogy to describe her wonder. The metaphor that love is eternal beats within the author's heart as he speaks to this woman. If she were to leave, than the entire universe would crumble around him.