Analysis of Nuit

Mathilde Blind 1841 (Mannheim) – 1896 (London)



The all upholding,
The all enfolding,
The all beholding,
Most secret Night;
From whose abysses,
With wordless blisses,
The Sun's first kisses,
Called gods to light.

One god undying,
But multiplying,
Restlessly trying,
Doing: undone.
Through myriad changes,
He sweeps and ranges;
But life estranges
Many in one.

In wild commotion,
Out of the ocean,
With moan and motion,
Wave upon waves,
Mingling in thunder,
Rise and go under:
Break, life, asunder;
Night has her graves.


Scheme AAABCCCB AAADCCCD DDDCEEEC
Poetic Form
Metre 01010 011 01010 1101 111 1101 01110 1111 11010 1100 10010 1001 110010 11010 111 1001 01010 11010 11010 1011 100010 10110 11010 1101
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 478
Words 78
Sentences 5
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 15
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 123
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 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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