This is an analysis of the poem Based Upon Their Ethnic Ties that begins with:

If 'rules' of immigration,
Were applied many years ago......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDEEFG hhehXceXABCDEEFG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001010 00110001 01111111 1101010100 11010010 10101010100 110101 01010101111 1100011001 00100 1011101 10001001 101000011 110110000100010 010001000101 01001010 00110001 01111111 1101010100 11010010 10101010100 110101 01010101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 268
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Based Upon Their Ethnic Ties;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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