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 |
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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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