This is an analysis of the poem Tibbie Dunbar that begins with:
O, wilt thou go wi' me,
Sweet Tibbie Dunbar?... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABABXbXb XXXXaXXB
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111111 11010 111111 11010 111101 101001 11111 111010 11111 011010 11111 111110 111111 110110 11011 11010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
- Average number of words per stanza: 39
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (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 Tibbie Dunbar;
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- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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