The Stars of Keats and Frost Although both John Keats's "Bright Star" and Robert Frost's "Choose Something Like a Star" both address a star with a spirit of awe, the former uses formal diction to express a wish while the latter uses informal diction and contains a lesson. “Bright Star” contains noble and formal words such as “thou art” and “brightness suspended above” to show reverence towards the star. Keat's specific word choices also contribute to the poem's theme of man wanting happiness to last forever. Comparing the star to an eye with "eternal eyelids open" brings to mind God, who is connected with eternity, happiness, and the heaven(s). The star is also compared to a hermit who brings to mind silence, holiness and solemnity. The word “maturation” connotes life, and the speaker wants to enjoy the best of life “forever.” Robert Frost's poem also addresses a star in the first fifteen lines, but the diction is informal. In simple, ordinary words, the speaker asks the star to “Tell us something we can learn/by heart.” The speaker of this poem wants the star to reveal the secret of its steadfastness, instead of simply wishing to be like the star. Then in the last ten lines this poem adds a lesson. Although the star appears to give "little help," it teaches the speaker "something in the end." The speaker believes that the mere thought of the noble star will help him to be steadfast and not to be easily influenced by the "mafia"."