Analysis of As Many Stars

Mathilde Blind 1841 (Mannheim) – 1896 (London)



AS many stars as are aglow
Deep in the hollows of the night
As many as the flowers that blow
Beneath the kindling light;

As many as the birds that fly
Unpiloted across the deep;
As many as the clouds on high,
And all the drops they weep;

As many as the leaves that fall
In autumn, on the withering lea,
When wind to thundering wind doth call,
And sea calls unto sea;

As many as the multitude
Of quiet graves, where mutely bide
The wicked people and the good,
Laid softly side by side;--

So many thoughts, so many tears,
Such hosts of prayers, are sent on high,
Seeking, through all Man's perished years,
A love that will not die.


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF XGXG XCXC
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 11011101 10010101 110101011 010101 11010111 10101 11010111 010111 11010111 010101001 111100111 011101 1101010 1101111 01010001 110111 11011101 11111111 10111101 011111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 637
Words 124
Sentences 2
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 98
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 28, 2023

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Mathilde Blind

Mathilde Blind, was a German-born British poet. Her work was praised by Matthew Arnold and French politician and historian Louis Blanc. more…

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