Analysis of We Have A Purpose
We're not here to take up space or exhaust resources.
We're not here for money chase
or craving recourses.
We're just here for brief display or transcendent sessions.
We're just here to show the way
or understand lessons.
We're not here to veil all stealth or conceal our wishes.
We're not here for public health
or sumptuous dishes.
We're just here to live our faith or trust human insights.
We're just here for tiny wraith
or the ghostly delights.
We're not here to seek applause or wonderful praises.
We're not here for selfish cause
or undeserved raises.
We're just here for wider scope or clandestine traces.
We're just here to proffer hope
or extend good graces.
| Scheme | AXA BXB ACD ECE DXD DXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111111101100 1111101 1101 1111101101010 1111101 10110 11111111011010 1111101 11010 1111110111101 1111101 101001 1111101110010 1111101 10110 1111101101010 1111101 101110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 651 |
| Words | 116 |
| Sentences | 12 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 88 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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