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Twinkle, Little Star
Entwined within two poems, one titled "Bright Star" and authored by John Keats, the other called "Choose Something Like a Star" penned by Mr. Robert Frost, emerges the similar theme of the human need for stability and sense of permanence. Although varied in literary devices, sub themes, and structure the like poems strongly convey this common ideal and do so with the powerful icon of the star, or the heavens. The star historically represents the eternalness of the heavens and the unattainable by human beings.
Initially, Keats establishes the immediacy of his words in speaking directly to the star in question. The use of apostrophe in the very opening line, as Mr. Keats addresses the star, "…would I were steadfast as thou art –" is again reiterated in the third line as the star is described as "watching, with eternal lids apart" (Keats 1-3). Likewise, Robert Frost includes opening apostrophe as well when he says, "O Star…say something to us we can learn"......

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