This is an analysis of the poem Tibbi Dunbar that begins with:

O vil du gaa med mig,
skjøn Tibbi Dunbar?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABABXbXB XXXXabXB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 11010 110111 11010 10111 10111 101111 11010 110110 11111 11110 111 110111 11111 111011 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of Tibbi Dunbar;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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