Response to The Starry Night

           When I first looked at the title I thought the poem is just going to be about the painting but when I read it was more than that.  It was a connection with the poet and the painting.  The poem is really personal and has a sad, dark, and violent mood.  It talks about death is a literal and figurative sense.  The poet is kind of stating she wants to die but the way she wants to die is figurative.  It has a lot of meaning.  It kind of tells the life of the poet and her personal connection to her interpretation of the painting by Van Gogh.  She is like saying she wants to rest in peace stay away from people and become one with nature.
           The lines she said about how she wants to die is emphasized because it was repeated.  Her ways of describing how she wants to die is figurative.  The way she described the night is like being it because she wants to be alone and be beautiful like nature.  The way she wrote this poem is like she described her life and how she wants to live her future life.  She is kind of relating to the predicament Van Gogh was in when he painted the Starry Night.  He was in a asylum.  The poet ended up committing suicide years later.  It was like for both of them The Starry Night poem and painting are connected to the lives of the poet and artist.  The Starry Night is more than just a poem or painting is a way to express oneself.