Analysis of Bega
Marjorie Lowry Christie Pickthall 1883 (Gunnersbury, London) – 1922 (Vancouver)
FROM the clouded belfry calling,
Hear my soft ascending swells;
Hear my notes like swallows falling;
I am Bega, least of bells.
When great Turkeful rolls and rings
All the storm-touched turret swings,
Echoing battle, loud and long.
When great Tatwin wakening roars
To the far-off shining shores,
All the seamen know his song.
I am Bega, least of bells:
In my throat my message swells.
I with all the winds a-thrill,
Murmuring softly, murmuring still,
'God around me, God above me,
God to guard me, God to love me.'
I am Bega, least of bells,
Weaving wonder, wind-born spells.
High above the morning mist,
Wreathed in rose and amethyst,
Still the dreams of music float
Silver from my silver throat,
Whispering beauty, whispering peace.
When great Tatwin's golden voice
Bids the listening land rejoice,
When great Turkeful rings and rolls
Thunder down to trembling souls,
Then my notes like curlews flying,
Lifting, falling, sinking, sighing,
Softly answer, softly cease.
I with all the airs at play
Murmuring sweetly, murmuring say,
'God around me, God above me,
God to guard me, God to love me.'
Scheme | abaBccdeedBbffGG Bbhhiijkk llaajmmGG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10101010 1110101 11111010 111111 111101 1011101 10010101 11111 1011101 1010111 111111 0111101 1110101 100101001 10111011 11111111 111111 1010111 1010101 1010100 1011101 1011101 100101001 111101 10100101 111101 10111001 1111110 10101010 1010101 1110111 100101001 10111011 11111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,072 |
Words | 189 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 16, 9, 9 |
Lines Amount | 34 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 286 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 62 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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