This poem had lots of figurative language, so I'm going to begin by listing and explaining thoooose to get them out of the way.
"No--yet still steadfast, still unchangeable," is an example of consonance because of the repetition of the "st-" sound. I have trouble deducing what the express purpose of such language is. I mean... it sounds nice. It's poetry. Ergo, it happens. Am I missing something?
The poem itself is an apostrophe with direct address to the bright star from whence the title originates. It seems to me as though the speaker is trying to rid himself of the burden of his cumbersome thoughts, and since he doesn't want to be talking to himself, he directs his words toward an object which can't judge him. Because of this focal point, however, his poem takes the direction that it does--comparing his own situation to the situation of the star.
Also, "sweet unrest" is evidently a noteworthy oxymoron. I took it to mean that it was sweet because the moment with the two lovebirds is sweet, but the speaker holds a sense of unrest in the idea that someday, it will inevitably end.
This provides a segue into the poem's conclusion, which is full of all kinds of frantic clinging loviness.
The things about the star that the speaker admires are its steadfast and patient nature, and he hopes to steer clear of the star's loneliness and sleeplessness.
*FUN Fact* Sirius, AKA "The Dog Star," is the brightest star in the night sky and part of the constellation Canis Major.
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