"Bright Star" by: John Keats

In this poem, the speaker uses many contradicting phrases in order to make his comparison between what he wants his life to be and what a star's life is. He states that he wants to be steadfast (staying in one place and never changing). In the same sentence, he says that although he wishes to be steadfast, he does not want to be left alone, lonely in the night. The next sentence, he states that he wants to be patient, but not sleepless like a star. Later in the poem, he ties his wishes for his life into that of a star. He says that he wants to remain forever with his lover, listening to the rise and fall of her breathing. He says that like a bright star, which lasts for millions of years, he also wants to live forever. He wishes to either live forever with his lover, or die at the peak of the relationship.