The poem's lyrical persona believes the star is a "fair-haired" angel who guards nature's nocturnal beauty. A star rises in the sky as the sun sets behind the mountain. The star, according to the poet, illuminates the "bright flame of love" at that moment. As a result, the evening star is also a symbol of love. Love is a powerful force in both poetry and music. Love is represented by stars in both art forms. With these connections in mind, it isn't surprising that poets have used references to stars when describing their feelings for others. Shakespeare used stars in several poems to represent lovers. Shakespeare wrote about night and its charms in many poems. One of his most famous poems is "A Midsummer Night's Dream." In this play, Shakespeare uses stars to represent the lovers' emotions. Each star is accompanied by an appropriate phrase or verse to describe that feeling. For example, Puck tells us that the "evening star" is "a firefly/That sleeps in a dewdrop at dawn," meaning that the star is a secret lover who hides in plain sight. This idea is further developed in Act I Scene II when Hermia says, "There's a good moon tonight," to which Lysander replies, "I know not how but I am fondly drawn toward that girl with the golden hair." He goes on to say that he will meet her later that night under the moonlight.