1. Bright Star

This poem focuses on the unchanging, unwavering stars. However, there is an underlying meaning to the stars. The speaker wishes to be steadfast like them, but never wants to be far a way from his love, or alone. The speaker not only does not want to be a way from his lady, but is happy with his place in life. The last line states "and so live ever or else swoon to death". So he basically wants to live forever in this moment with his love, or die at the height of passion.

Through the poem there is a mention of symbols of water. Such references like "moving water", "ablution", "shores" and "moors" create a river sort of image. In which a river is always moving unlike the stars. Overall, throughout literature, a river is a universal symbol of life. Which could ultimately lead back to the point that the speaker wants to live forever with his lover.