John Keats was an amazing romantic poet throughout the 17th century, he wrote many incredible poems. He died at the age of 23. John Keats uses theme and metaphor to create a unique and engaging style. In Bright Star, Would I Were Steadfast as Though Art, Keats expresses themes of don’t isolate yourself, love, and enjoy natures beauty. He says, “Not in lone splendor hung aloft the night and wakening with eternal lids apart” (2-3). Keats is implying how he doesn’t want to be lonely but in fact loved. We see throughout this poem he keeps implying that love and nature’s beauty is important to him. He also has the same theme for the poem ‘Ode on Melancholy. Throughout the first stanza Keats explains to the readers what not to do if feeling sad and the main thing was not to isolate yourself and be lonely “No, no, go not to Lethe, neither twist Wolf's-bane, tightrooted, for its poisonous wine; Nor suffer thy pale forehead to be kiss'd By nightshade, ruby grape of Proserpine; Make not your rosary of yew-berries, Nor let the beetle, nor the death-moth be Your mournful Psyche, nor the downy owl A partner in your sorrow's mysteries; For shade to shade will come too drowsily And drown the wakeful anguish of the soul.” His use of theme here makes the story more interesting to readers. Keats is definitely telling the readers to not isolate themselves. Throughout the rest of the poem he implies that to be happy we need love and to enjoy natures beauty. This is very important because he is teaching us how to be happy and enjoy life, and a lot of people struggle to do that. Keats also uses interesting metaphors in his writing. In Bright Star, Would I Were Steadfast as Though Art Keats does a lot of remarkable metaphors. He says, ‘And watching, with eternal lids apart, Like nature's patient, sleepless Eremite, The moving waters at their priestlike task Of pure ablution round earth's human shores, Or gazing on the new soft-fallen mask Of snow upon the mountains and the moors”(4-8). Keats uses metaphors to compare the passion for stars he has to the sleepless Eremite and they cleaning of pure water. Keats also shows his fear of lonesome in a very metaphoric way, which is evident throughout the poem. He uses metaphors pretty similarly in “Ode On Melancholy”. He says, “Sudden from heaven like a weeping cloud, That fosters the droop-headed flowers all, And hides the green hill in an April shroud; Then glut thy sorrow on a morning rose, Or on the rainbow of the salt sand-wave'. Keats use of metaphors adds more interest and mystery to his work. Keats is definitely saying that sadness comes out of the blue like weeping clouds. Keats is also saying that the sadness covers the happiness like clouds covering the beautiful pants. Keats is bringing awareness to depression, which is important due to the high percent of people depressed right now. Keats also teaches to appreciate the beauty of the world. Keats is an overall amazing poet. He brought awareness to a lot of things and made sure his readers felt loved and learned to appreciate the small things we take for granted. Keats work was definitely more interesting due to his use of literary devices.