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Stars, I Heard The Learn D Astronomer

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Stars and Astronomy Art forms like poems and paintings can express great emotion through theme and tone. From here the question is asked: What makes a piece of art significant and have a lasting affect on the audience? The two poems, “Stars, I Have Seen Them Fall” by A.E. Houseman and “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” by Walt Whitman express a powerful message. Also, the late Vincent Van Gogh’s painting Starry Night is still one of the most well known pieces of art due to its distinct color and geometrical patterns. These three pieces of art are similar in the way they address astronomy and the stars, although they are very different in the messages that they produce. Therefore, this proves how artists of all kinds are connected and can impact their audience with their work by expressing great themes and tone. …show more content…

As Houseman noted, “The toil of all that be; Helps not the primal fault” (5-6). The author elaborates that shooting stars are like human life; there are so many stars in the sky and even if one is lost, the sky will remain the same. This relates to people when there is a tragedy but they keep living their everyday lives. Meanwhile Whitman explains, “Till rising and gliding out I wander’d off by myself; In the mystical moist-night air, and from time to time; Look’d up in the perfect silence at the stars” (9-11). The narrator in the poem describes his position as a student being taught the mysteries of the world. They walk outside for some fresh air and realizes the impact of experiencing things for himself. The two poems are similar in their meanings because they acknowledge how the stars can relate to

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