Analysis of Raison D’Etre
Anne Brady 1954
What is our raison d’etre, our reason for being or existing?
I believe we were put here on earth for a reason.
We are here to live our lives to develop our talents,
whatever they may be, to their full potential.
We exist to help others, the weak, the lonely, the scared,
the poor.
In other words to help those in need who can’t or have trouble
helping themselves get a leg up so they can stand on their own.
Those of us who are blessed must share our bounty with others less fortunate.
We do this by teaching, mentoring, giving someone
a confidence booster.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111010110101101010 1011011111010 1111110110101010 10111111010 10111100101001 01 010111101111110 100110111111111 1111111110101101100 111110100101 010010 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 577 |
Words | 114 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 11 |
Lines Amount | 11 |
Letters per line (avg) | 40 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 435 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 105 |
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