Bright Star

In this poem, the author uses an apostrophe as figurative language/literary techinique. An apostrophe is defined as "directly addressing an imaginary, dead, or absent person, place, thing, or a personified idea. (Referenced from Mr. Costello's AP Literary Terms handout). In the poem, the speaker is directly addressing the bright star. The speaker seems to be comparing and contrasting himself to the star. "Still unchangeable...would I were as steadfast as thou art". I believe the author incorporates the apostrophe to illustrate the direct connection between the star and the speaker.