In Class Assignment

Evening Star by Edgar Allan Poe

'Twas noontide of summer,

And mid-time of night;

And stars, in their orbits,

Shone pale thro' the light

Of the brighter, cold moon,

Mid planets her slaves,

Herself in the heavens,

Her beam on the waves.

I gazed awhile

On her cold smile;

Too cold- too cold for me-

There pass'd, as a shroud,

A fleecy cloud,

And I turned away to thee,

Proud Evening Star,

In thy glory afar,

And dearer thy beam shall be;

For joy to my heart

Is the proud part

Thou bearest in heaven at night,

And more I admire

Thy distant fire,

Than that colder, lowly light.

The reason why I chose this poem is because I like astronomy and I find it facinating. Also I think this poem has great imagery and its very descriptive.