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Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Searching... Subject: ENGLISH LANGUAGE Matches Found: 287 UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` ...WATER AND THE WORD SUICIDE, by KATE SONTAG Poem Source First Line: While the rest of us were asleep Last Line: In branches, about to take their lives into their wings Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers A FEW DIFFERENCES: 3, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: You don't confuse a cake of soap Last Line: Caused by a stomach full of bubbles Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms A FEW DIFFERENCES: 5, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: In what way do your two lips differ? Last Line: When there's a need to sulk and pout Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms A FEW DIFFERENCES: 6, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The kindly barber trims your nape Last Line: And shake you, and be pretty rough Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms A FEW DIFFERENCES: 7, by RICHARD WILBUR Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A jester differs from a dunce Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms A GRUB STREET RECESSIONAL, by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: O noble gracious english tongue Last Line: The gift of thy simplicity. Alternate Author Name(s): Hall, Galway Subject(s): English Language; Newspapers; Journalism; Journalists A THESAURUS NIGHTMARE, by J. WILLARD RIDINGS Poem Text First Line: Drink (ingurgitate, engulph, engorge, gulp) to me Last Line: (spirits, liquor, stingo, grog, cup that cheers, sir john barleycorn). Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms ACADEMIC KIDS, by JANET MCCANN Poem Source First Line: Your father asks you, how many Last Line: And never write our names Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers ADJUNCT, by BROCK DETHIER Poem Source First Line: With a bartleby of arts %and a doctorate in denial Last Line: While I'm teaching your replacement %how to climb Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers ADVICE TO A YOUNG POET, by KELLY CHERRY Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: To catch a poem %to seize it %like something falling Last Line: On its own terms Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers AFTER AN OLD PICTURE OF SCHOOL HOUSE CHILDREN, by WILL HOCHMAN Poem Source First Line: Attending cures snobbery and mind Last Line: The point that there could have been more %and surely was Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers AFTERWORD: AN ELDERLY WOMAN FALLS ASLEEP AT A POETRY READING, by DAVID STARKEY Poem Source First Line: And those of us behind her %can't help but smile Last Line: The rewards of poetry are financial rather than spiritual Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers AFTERWORD: BUTTONS, by DAVID STARKEY Poem Source First Line: For years, I've wanted to write a poem Last Line: Those who are listening carefully, or doodling, or nodding %off Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers AFTERWORD: POEMS, LIKE CHILDREN, by DAVID STARKEY Poem Source First Line: Little things, they are neither as good %nor as hard as we want them to be Last Line: Variation on the writer's block poem myself Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers AFTERWORD: THE ART OF PEDAGOGY/ THE PEDAGOGY OF ART: THE ART OF PEDA.., by DAVID STARKEY Poem Source First Line: It starts, perhaps, with a notation, %a few words scrawled in the margins Last Line: Guidelines that I wouldn't want my students to follow Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers AFTERWORD: THE PEDAGOGY OF ART, by DAVID STARKEY Poem Source First Line: Just this once, I will resist narrative Last Line: Alleluia as her program %plainly states, gloria deus Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers AFTERWORD: THE YEAR MY POETRY BECAME A FAD, by DAVID STARKEY Poem Source First Line: It was the coup of a lifetime for a minor poet Last Line: We need to pay close attention to what that story is telling us Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers AFTERWORD:INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPOSING A HAIKU, by DAVID STARKEY Poem Source First Line: Make it exact: the ribs should show Last Line: As evidenced in the following poem, which my thesis director %found particularly appalling Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers ALL HAIL DIGREDI, by ANGUS WOODWARD Poem Source First Line: According to legend, most students signed up for dr. Digredi's Last Line: Loved ones hardly recognized them Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers AMPHIBIANS HAVE FEELINGS TOO, by GERALD LOCKLIN Poem Source First Line: There was this fine guy named steve odin Last Line: Why have you been writing frog on my paper %all semester?' Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers AN EPISTLE TO A FRIEND, by JOHN BYROM Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The art of english poetry, I find Last Line: With righter verdict, tho' the court's a dream. Subject(s): Art & Artists; Books; English Language; Language Poetry; Poetry & Poets; Reading ART ELECTIVE, by STEPHEN DALE COREY Poem Source First Line: Reflex of memory thrusts %the strong-voweled name rouault Last Line: The writhings of facts made real Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers ART LESSON, by CRAIG CHALLENDER Poem Source First Line: ...Eschews the quotidian,' he was saying Last Line: In spite of everything, she liked to read Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers AT A VACATION EXERCISE IN THE COLLEGE, by JOHN MILTON Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Hail native language, that by sinews weak Last Line: The rest was prose Subject(s): Cambridge University; English Language; Latin AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF TULIPS, by HOLLY IGLESIAS Poem Source First Line: The book's overdue, but I can't let it go; sigh at the mere sight of Last Line: Orders us to decline granum. I just want to go home and write my own %book: the dictionary unraveled Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers BALLAD TO THE TUNE - 'I'LL TELL THEE, DICK, THAT I HAVE BEEN', by PATRICK CAREY Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: And can you think that this translation Last Line: Than to have none at all. Subject(s): English Language; French Language; Great Britain - Parliament; Latin Language BAR MITZVAH LESSONS, by MARVIN DIOGENES Poem Source First Line: I took bar mitzvah lessons from mr. Bodzin Last Line: His knowing assessment %of how far I had to go Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers BEAST ON THE BRINK, by JANE BARNES Poem Source First Line: When you are sitting across from me reading Last Line: While you were reading Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers BECKY'S MIRROR, by DEAN NEWMAN Poem Source First Line: I know I had on those heavy, steel-toed boots-my legs felt like Last Line: Said, 'see that, dad? That's me. It's a me-er' Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers BEFORE EVERYTHING, by DEVAN COOK Poem Source First Line: 6:50 a.M., before everything %except coffee and newspaper Last Line: Wording your own time %fill it Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers BIG UP, by LARRY STRAUSS Poem Source First Line: That first month no one would do my homework. Instead, I'd Last Line: Privacy I've changed them Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers BLIZZARD, by CYNTHIA MILLER COFFEL Poem Source First Line: Julie seaton can't sleep. She's standing in her living room in Last Line: And she thinks, I'll never get to sleep Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers BRAINS AND BOOKS, by DIANE PAYNE Poem Source First Line: Walking back home, daypack filled with books, I see grandpa Last Line: In a house with bookshelves, and I'll still be playing aggrava- %tion with grandpa Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers BRONZE TRUMPETS AND SEA WATER; ON TURNING LATIN VERSE INTO ENGLISH, by ELINOR WYLIE Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Alembics turn to stranger things Last Line: Who smooths the ripples out of it. Alternate Author Name(s): Benet, William Rose, Mrs. Subject(s): Change; English Language; Latin Language; Translating & Interpreting CAN YOU PREDICT THE PAST? CAN YOU REMEMBER THE FUTURE?, by JANET MCCANN Poem Source First Line: My son tells me hitler was elected Last Line: I wish I could've been there Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers CASE FOR LITERATURE, by DARRELL G. H. SCHRAMM Poem Source First Line: Peace without the sweat of dance Last Line: Someone reads. The stories we need Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers CHALK DUST AND URBAN RENEWAL, by TRISTA CORNELIUS Poem Source First Line: A memory: a long, cavernous classroom. The teacher stands at Last Line: And grit, and, like communion, passing it around for everyone %to taste Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers CHILDBEARING HIPS, by ALLISON JOSEPH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Around the workshop table in this advanced Last Line: Not touch, no apologies permitted here Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers COMMA SPLICE, by WILLIAM M. RAMSEY Poem Source First Line: For farmers it is a wall heaved down Last Line: A start stops a hope never finished Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers COMPULSION, by JANE BARNES Poem Source First Line: Yes, you will, you will %write down what you hear Last Line: With questionable future access- %this is all Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers CREATIVE WRITING AT JEFFERSON CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, by AMORAK HUEY Poem Source First Line: Here are the rules Last Line: Soft-gray and smudging at the touch Subject(s): Education; English Language; Prisons And Prisoners; Schools; Teaching And Teachers; Writing And Writers DEATH OF READING, by DARRELL FIKE Poem Source First Line: Damn the inventor of the highlighter pen Last Line: Suspended above the page like a tiny guillotine blade Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers DEEP BLUE, by HOLLY IGLESIAS Poem Source First Line: Seeds extracted one by one from la cascara, the membrane sharp around Last Line: One vulval bloom. Squeals, !Ay honey, esta to die for! Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers DICTION LESSON, by PATRICIA VALDATA Poem Source First Line: A writing workshop, held in a tent Last Line: Discusses the merits of moving from %the general to the specific Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers DREAM OF TEACHING, by KENNETH M. AUTREY Poem Source First Line: Each fall I know the dream will come Last Line: Books reappear and bloom again Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers ENGLISH, by REETIKA VAZIRANI Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Their army barracks were fun in the jungle Last Line: With its thin rays on the windowpane Variant Title(s): Lunch At The Army Canteen Subject(s): English Language; Generals; Great Britain - Civil War; Military; Soldiers; English Civil War ENGLISH, by REETIKA VAZIRANI Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Their army barracks were fun in the jungle Last Line: With its thin rays on the windowpane Variant Title(s): Lunch At The Army Cantee Subject(s): English Language; Generals; Great Britain - Civil War; Military; Soldiers ENGLISH - UGH!, by TSUBOI SHIGEJI Poem Source First Line: One morning, reading the paper, I was flabbergasted Last Line: Or, rather, wheat-wine to our fascist friends Subject(s): English Language; Fascism And Fascists; Human Rights; Japan - Foreign Population ENGLISH 108, by PHEBE DAVIDSON Poem Source First Line: Look at her %stone glass-eye bitch Last Line: Instead of just %paper and %words Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers ENGLISH A, by JOHN CIARDI Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: No paraphrase does Last Line: You whatsoever %wish. Period Subject(s): English Language ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE, 1927, by CYNTHIA SOBSEY Poem Source First Line: New on the block Last Line: She got an a in class %held her new words like the star spangled banner Subject(s): English Language; Grandparents; Immigrants; Jews - Women ENGLISH FLAVORS, by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I love to lick english the way I licked the hard Last Line: Flavored and sharp -- to the ambiguities of meaning. Subject(s): English Language; English Language; Language; Mouths; Nuns; Pleasure; Taste (sense); Words; Vocabulary ENGLISH LANGUAGE, SELS., by WILLIAM WETMORE STORY Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Give me of every language, first my vigorous english Subject(s): English Language ENGLISH LESSONS, by BORIS LEONIDOVICH PASTERNAK Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: When it was desdemona's time to sing Last Line: Their bodies with other worlds Subject(s): English Language ENGLISH TEACHER'S BAD DAY, by GRACE BAUER Poem Source First Line: Something there is %that doesn't love a wall Last Line: To define the elements of tragedy %in two-hundred-fifty words Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers ENGLISH TONGUE, by DEBORA GREGER Poem Source First Line: Aligned across a snowy styrofoam tray%six frozen new zealand lamb tongues Last Line: Blackens with centuries like the shriveled trowel %of sain't tongue in its jewel-scabbed reliquary Subject(s): English Language ENGLISH TONGUE, by LEWIS WORTHINGTON SMITH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Words that have tumbled and tossed from Subject(s): English Language EVERYTHING WE NEED, by DEVAN COOK Poem Source First Line: A few days after christmas I was at my parents' house, standing Last Line: Say it again,' she said. ' say it. Say it' Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers FAREWELL TO ENGLISH, by MICHAEL HARTNETT Poem Source First Line: Her eyes were coins of porter and her west Subject(s): English Language; Irish Language FEW DIFFERENCES: 3, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: You don't confuse a cake of soap Last Line: With angel food or gingerbread Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms FEW DIFFERENCES: 5, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: In what way do your two lips differ? Last Line: When there's a need to sulk and pout Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms FEW DIFFERENCES: 6, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The kindly barber trims your nape Last Line: And shake you, and be pretty rough Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms FEW DIFFERENCES: 7, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A jester differs from a dunce Last Line: But one of them is bright, perhaps Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms FIRST NIGHT OF CLASS, by LAURA APOL Poem Source First Line: Nothing begins with us- %not this story or any other Last Line: Our words the edge of a knife %we are just beginning to hone Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers FIRST PIANO TEACHER, by AVA LEAVELL HAYMON Poem Source First Line: Earnest mrs. Clinkscales, the first piano teacher Last Line: He'd put on airs for the rest of his life! Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers FISH, SPRING, WINDOW, by LEONORA SMITH Poem Source First Line: These students, dopey with spring-their heads Last Line: But all shimmery as aquarium fish, or the rainbow halos of %circus angels Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers FIVE PARAGRAPH ESSAY, by LEONORA SMITH Poem Source First Line: A five paragraph essay %reminds me of a blind date Last Line: Worth taking home from school Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers FLAT OUT, by JACQUELINE BRICE-FINCH Poem Source First Line: A fine weariness %penetrates %to my bones Last Line: Finally %the voice of reason %penetrates: %goin' home %chile, %an'get %some rest Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers FLATTENED BY FLATTERY, by TERRY RASMUSSEN Poem Source First Line: He catches me off guard Last Line: Foolish, silly old woman Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers FOR W.H. AUDEN AND ALAIN BOMBARD, by SKIP EISIMINGER Poem Source First Line: One may survive %a wreck at sea Last Line: A poem may be said %to have saved the day Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers FRANKIE, by PAT NOLAN Poem Source First Line: The girls from the factory across the river came into my grandmother's Last Line: Made a joke or act the fool, they would do it in english. It just wasn't a serious %language to them Subject(s): English Language; Girls FRENCH AND ENGLISH, by THOMAS HOOD Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Never go to france Last Line: A nation with a dummy! Subject(s): English Language; French Language FRENCHMAN ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, by EDMUND VANCE COOKE Poem Source First Line: I vould you make ze little speak avec plaisir Subject(s): English Language FRESHMEN LIT & COMP, by STEPHEN DALE COREY Poem Source First Line: Wednesday evenings rooted to his place Last Line: The aura that holds around the perfect forging Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers GEOGRAPHY LESSONS, by GRACE BAUER Poem Source First Line: What's nebraska? Asks adam Last Line: I am still trying to imagine into place Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers GRAMMARIAN, by DARRELL G. H. SCHRAMM Poem Source First Line: Is wind a noun or a verb?' Last Line: And refused to look at deciduous trees Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers HIGHLIGHTS, by DOUGLAS GOETSCH Poem Source First Line: Drunk, her eyes would water and sparkle Last Line: Who used to be married to her sister Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers I'M PROUD OF HER, by GERALD LOCKLIN Poem Source First Line: I am deeply touched when Last Line: She's passed already %in a blaze of glory Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers IGNORING THE LINGUIST, by ROBERT PARHAM Poem Source First Line: When the professor explained that Last Line: While the light, because it is summer %refuses to leave Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers INTO TO POETRY, by STEVEN ALBERT BAUER Poem Source First Line: You thought it was math that taught Last Line: And a voice asking, is this my life? Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers INTRODUCTION TO POETRY, by SHANNON MARQUEZ MCGUIRE Poem Source First Line: Walking library aisles two hours, up toe pr's, down the ps's Last Line: I listen, and notice that I'm humming-a little alliteration, %some soft consonance Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers JUST GUESSING: A LITTLE LECTURE ON AMBITION, by DAVID GRAHAM Poem Source First Line: Rainer maria rilke never worked a day Last Line: No: like you, like me, rilke was just guessing Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers LISTEN MR. OXFORD DON, by JOHN AGARD Poem Source First Line: Me not no oxford don Last Line: I making de queen's english accessory/to my offence Subject(s): English Language; Immigrants; Oxford University LITERACY: OR HOW I ENDED UP AT THE OLD FOLKS HOME, by ANNE-MARIE OOMEN Poem Source First Line: In my battered kalkaska classroom, %the old man had come, asking Last Line: Spreading like bright wings over their faces Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers LOGICAL FALLACIES, by ALISON TOWNSEND Poem Source First Line: This morning I taught my freshman english class Last Line: A prayer of feathers outlined %against the winter sky Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers LONG OVERDUE NOTE TO MY COLLEGE PROFESSOR WHO BROKE DOWN, by DAVID GRAHAM Poem Source First Line: At long last I know what you mean Last Line: Over, and about our silence Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers MONOTONOUS VARIETY, by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: She 'greeted' and he 'volunteered' Last Line: They had a thing or two to say. Alternate Author Name(s): F. P. A. Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 1, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of duck is drake Last Line: Of duck, of course, is getting hit Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 1, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of duck is drake Last Line: Of duck, of course, is getting hit Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 10, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of 'gee!' is some Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 10, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of 'gee!' is some Last Line: Don't interrupt me, please. Gee whiz! Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 11, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of kite, I'd say Last Line: (if you can work the blasted thing) Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 11, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of kite, I'd say Last Line: (if you can work the blasted thing Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 12, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When ships send out an s.O.S. Last Line: It means that things could not be finer Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 12, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When ships send out an s.O.S. Last Line: It means that things could not be finer Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 13, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When some poor thirsty nomad sees Last Line: A sandy islet in the sea Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 13, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When some poor thirsty nomad sees Last Line: A sandy islet in the sea Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 14, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of robber? Come Last Line: Posite of robber is a cop Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 14, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of robber? Come Last Line: Posite of robber is a cop Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 15, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of less is more Last Line: Try to be temperate, more or less Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 15, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of less is more Last Line: Try to be temperate, more or less Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 16, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: An echo's opposite is the cry Last Line: It won't until; it hears from you Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 16, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: An echo's opposite is the cry Last Line: It won't until it hears from you Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 17, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of root? Last Line: (such happenings are very rare Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 18, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A dragon is a winged snake Last Line: A golden egg (or so they say Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 19, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of stunt? You're right! Last Line: Or merely lying on the grass Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 2, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of doctor? Well Last Line: It's anyone who makes you sick Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 20, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of so-and-so Last Line: You so-and-so! I want that back! Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 20, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of so-and-so Last Line: You so-and-so! I want that back!' Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 21, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of punch, I think Last Line: I'm getting punchy. That will do Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 21, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of punch, I think Last Line: I'm getting punchy. That will do Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 22, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A spell is something you are under Last Line: And things are only fairly creepy Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 22, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A spell is something you are under Last Line: And other horribel mistaiks Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 23, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of hot, we know Last Line: Since all those things are not so hot Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 23, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of hot, we know Last Line: Since all those things are not so hot Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 24, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of moth? It's moth! Last Line: As well as dresses, coats, and hats Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 25, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of top, in case Last Line: Since none of those is fun to spin Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 26, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When you are playing on a harp Last Line: A soda should be full of fizz Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 27, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Gray is the opposite of blue Last Line: And so its opposite is cheerful Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 27, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Gray is the opposite of blue Last Line: And so its opposite is cheerful Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 28, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of chew? Last Line: If you were seen to have a cud Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 29, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of a u? Last Line: May have no opposite at all Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 3, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of baby? Last Line: The answer is grown-up. Maybe Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 3, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of baby? Last Line: The answer is a grown-up, maybe Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 30, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I wonder if you've ever seen a Last Line: A wild beast laughing uncontrollably! Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 31, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of pluck, my dear Last Line: Of adding feathers to a bird Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 32, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of sound? Well, that's Last Line: Or banging powder puffs together Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 32, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of sound? Well, that's Last Line: Or banging powder puffs together Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 33, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of missouri? Last Line: In massachusetts, anyway Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms; United States MORE OPPOSITES: 33, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of missouri? Last Line: In massachusetts, anyway Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 34, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of stop is go Last Line: I'll stop. And go. Farewell, my friend Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 4, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Recitation Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of pillow? Last Line: Or else we'll have a pillow fight Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 4, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of pillow? Last Line: Or else we'll have a pillow fight Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 5, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of tar is rat Last Line: And bring the vessel into port Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 5, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of tar is rat Last Line: And bring the vessel into port Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 6, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of sheep, I think Last Line: To let you know it knows you're there Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 7, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: How often travelers who mean Last Line: Or you may draw a curious crowd Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 8, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: An omen is a sign of some Last Line: And the cat looks a little fatter Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 8, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: An omen is a sign of some Last Line: And the cat looks a little fatter Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MORE OPPOSITES: 9, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of road? Last Line: Because you are already there Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms; Roads MORE OPPOSITES: 9, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of road? Last Line: Because you are already there Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms MR. HOWARD, by GERALDINE DELUCA Poem Source First Line: Mr. Howard was tall and skinny as a crane. He had a narrow Last Line: Was afraid. Maybe he wouldn't remember me. Or worse, maybe %he would Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers MY BAD, by DOUGLAS GOETSCH Poem Source First Line: Ignore her, they said Last Line: I make on a white shirt Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers MY LAST GLAD SUMMER, by PHEBE DAVIDSON Poem Source First Line: My last glad summer of lust Last Line: Made lilies bloom beneath my skin Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers MYSTERY AND MANNERS, by MARVIN DIOGENES Poem Source First Line: Dr. Kopkind?' I asked the man standing at the emergency %room check-in Last Line: Like he could use some help Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers NERVOUSWORK, by WILLIAM SNYDER Poem Source First Line: Saturday morning, and orange juice and the heater's buzz Last Line: But my regrets must be every bit as fine. Every bit Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers NOSTRADAMUS IN HEAVEN, by SARAH SLOANE Poem Source First Line: When nostradamus died and went to heaven one inky july Last Line: Singing back to him again from this half-grown, blue-green, %divine, dull world Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers NOT TO BE, by BROCK DETHIER Poem Source First Line: Carve your name in the paper Last Line: Treasure strong verbs %share the gift Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers NOTE ABOUT ALLEN TATE, by KELLY CHERRY Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: I took literary criticism with allen tate. My mind was not on Last Line: Observantly, in a way that recognizes change in the world Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers OPEN LETTER TO MY STUDENTS, by KATHLEEN KIRK Poem Source First Line: Here's the difference between us: %I don't know what a hackey sack is Last Line: The wire scraped along concrete, %the balcony, %the hackey sack Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers OPPOSITES: 1, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of nuts Last Line: You’re nuts if you think otherwise Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 1, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of nuts Last Line: You're nuts if you think otherwise Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 10, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of fox? Last Line: Perhaps a greenish ox would do Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 10, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of fox? Last Line: Perhaps a greenish ox would do Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 11, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of making faces Last Line: Fixed expression can be scary Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 11, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of making faces Last Line: Fixed expression can be scary Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 12, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite two? Last Line: A lonely me, a lonely me Subject(s): English Language; Hair; Synonyms & Antonyms; Togetherness; Solitude OPPOSITES: 12, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of two? Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 12, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of two? Last Line: A lonely me, a lonely you Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 13, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of doe Last Line: The current slang for dough is bread Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 13, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of doe Last Line: The current slang for dough is bread Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 14, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of penny? Last Line: Of someone who is penniless Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 14, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of penny? Last Line: Which is it, heads or tails? You lose Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 15, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of squash? Offhand Last Line: The opposite of squash is bean Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 15, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of squash? Offhand Last Line: The opposite of squash is bean Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 16, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of actor? Last Line: I'm romeo. Who might you be? Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 16, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of actor? Last Line: I'm romeo. Who might you be? Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 17, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: There's more than one way to be right Last Line: The opposite of white is yolk! Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 17, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: There's more than one way to be right Last Line: The opposite of white is yolk!' Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 18, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of doughnut? Wait Last Line: A cookie with a hole around it Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 18, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of doughnut? Wait Last Line: A cookie with a hole around it Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 19, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Because what's present doesn't last Last Line: Something with which you like to play Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 19, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Because what's present doesn't last Last Line: Something with which you like to play Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 2, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of flying? Last Line: Would be to take a train or bus Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 2, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of flying? Last Line: Would be to take a train or bus Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 20, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of hat? Last Line: And run the risk of looking silly Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 20, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of hat? Last Line: And run the risk of looking silly Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 21, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposites of earth are two Last Line: To choose. All right, we’ll keep them both Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 21, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposites of earth are two Last Line: To choose. All right. We'll keep them both Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 22, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of a cloud could be Last Line: Caused by a cloud's not being there Subject(s): Clouds; English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 22, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of a cloud could be Last Line: Caused by a cloud's not being there Subject(s): Clouds; English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 23, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Not to have any hair is called Last Line: And must be patted on their pores Subject(s): English Language; Hair; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 23, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Not to have any hair is called Last Line: And must be patted on their pores Subject(s): English Language; Hair; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 24, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of cupid? Last Line: “I hate you,” “ouch,” and “c uty it out” Subject(s): English Language; Supernatural; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 24, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of cupid? Last Line: I hate you,' 'ouch,' and 'cut it out.' Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 25, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of a shoe? Last Line: The question's foolish, is it not? Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 26, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of fleet Last Line: Engage the first fleet in a battle Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 26, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of fleet Last Line: Engage the first fleet in a battle Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 27, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of july? Last Line: The opposite of july’s july Subject(s): English Language; July; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 27, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of july? Last Line: The opposite of july's july Subject(s): English Language; July; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 28, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of bat Last Line: Another answer might be ball Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 28, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of bat Last Line: Another answer might be ball Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 29, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of well is sick Last Line: Without a lot of 'well...Well...Well...' Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 3, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of foot is what? Last Line: The opposite of foot was horse Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 3, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of foot is what? Last Line: The opposite of foot was horse Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 30, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of tiller? Well, Last Line: Since none of these can steer a boat Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 31, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of fast is loose Last Line: The opposite of fast is feast Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 31, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of fast is loose Last Line: The opposite of fast is feast Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 32, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of a prince? Last Line: And sitting on a lily pad Subject(s): English Language; Supernatural; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 32, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of a prince? Last Line: And sitting on a lily pad Subject(s): English Language; Supernatural; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 33, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of a king, I'm sure Last Line: If she is quarrelsome and mean Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 34, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of spit, I'd say Last Line: And decent instincts of mankind! Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 34, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of spit, I'd say Last Line: And decent instincts of mankind! Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 35, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of ball? Last Line: And merely make a dreadful hole Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 35, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of ball? Last Line: And merely make a dreadful hole Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 36, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of trunk could be Last Line: The answer tail is rather clever Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 36, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of trunk could be Last Line: Of anything in which to pack Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 37, by RICHARD WILBUR Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of post, were you Subject(s): English Language; Postal Service; Synonyms & Antonyms; Postmen; Post Office; Mail; Mailmen OPPOSITES: 37, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of post, were you Last Line: To put your letters in the mail Subject(s): English Language; Postal Service; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 38, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of mirror Last Line: While looking at a swarm of flies Subject(s): English Language; Mirrors; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 38, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of mirror Last Line: While looking at a swarm of flies Subject(s): English Language; Mirrors; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 39, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of opposite? Last Line: That's much too difficult. I quit Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 39, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of opposite? Last Line: That's much too difficult, I quit Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 4, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of cheese? Last Line: I'm certainly not opposed to it Subject(s): Cheese; English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 5, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite ofjunk is stuff Last Line: That isn’t in the least chinese Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 5, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite ofjunk is stuff Last Line: That isn't in the least chinese Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 6, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of string? Last Line: It’s gnirts, which doesn’t mean a thing Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 6, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of string? Last Line: It's gnirts, which doesn't mean a thing Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 7, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of standing still Last Line: Or any other mode of travel Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 7, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of standing still Last Line: Or any other mode of travel Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 8, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of riot? Last Line: It's lots of people keeping quiet Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 8, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is the opposite of riot? Last Line: It's lots of people keeping quiet Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms OPPOSITES: 9, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of a hole's a heap Last Line: If it will give you any pleasure Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms OPPOSITES: 9, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The opposite of a hole's a heap Last Line: If it will give you any pleasure Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms ORIGINS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, by JOSEPH DUEMER Poem Source First Line: My language is originating before my eyes, in the mouth Subject(s): English Language OUR MOTHER TONGUE, by RICHARD MONCKTON MILNES Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Beyond the vague atlantic deep Last Line: Forget not it is yours and ours. Alternate Author Name(s): Houghton, 1st Baron; Houghton, Lord Variant Title(s): An Envoy To An American Lady Subject(s): English Language PERSPECTIVE, by PATRICIA VALDATA Poem Source First Line: In the overheated classroom %twenty students lean back Last Line: Flesh with its beak as students passed by Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers PHYSICS TEACHER, by ANNE-MARIE OOMEN Poem Source First Line: He wanted to believe something defied the laws Last Line: His own hands open and the bird %explodes into its own law and beauty Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers PLAYGROUND, by KATE SONTAG Poem Source First Line: You search the day for inspiration Last Line: Distracted now and elsewhere Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers POET MEETS HIS CLASS IN THE CHEMISTRY LAB, by KENNETH M. AUTREY Poem Source First Line: The periodic chart is god here Last Line: And dare each other to taste them Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers PORTUGUESE PRINCESS LOOKS TO THE EAST, by THOMAS STEIN Poem Source First Line: The portuguese princess looks to the east Last Line: To an early evening that may or may not be Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers PRECIOUSNESS OF IMPERFECTION, by WILLIAM SNYDER Poem Source First Line: I'm getting so frustrated, she says, this is so Last Line: And with me even. With all of us, gone as we are %to confusion and flaw Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers PREPOSITIONS IN ALABAMA, by KENNETH M. AUTREY Poem Source First Line: About columbus day, 6th grade, I learned the power Last Line: We'd ever need of who, what, when, and where Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers PRODUCE, by DARRELL FIKE Poem Source First Line: Oh, send along a half-dozen fresh ones' Last Line: Simile, red potatoes sly and winking Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers PUTTYROOT AND STOPCOCK, by DAVID GRAHAM Poem Source First Line: Old mr. What's his name was always good Last Line: The wondrous fog of your wide ignorance Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers QUO VADIS, M.F.A.?, by GERALD LOCKLIN Poem Source First Line: Do you remember how bartleby the scrivener Last Line: For a single one-year, non-tenure-track %lectureship %in creative writing Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers READING, by HOLLY IGLESIAS Poem Source First Line: The poet declares the body didactic; and I yearn for yours, desire Last Line: Beginning to slide like layers of an over-iced cake Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers READING FOR THE BLIND, by KARA PROVOST Poem Source First Line: You can tell by how she reads Last Line: Letting us see ourselves %as the angels see us Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers REHABILITATING JOSEPH ADAMS, by SCOTT SIMPSON Poem Source First Line: They caught him with the pictures- %drawings in ink Last Line: Brucker blood-red %brucker, brucker, dead Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers REPLY, by HELEN DEGAN COHEN Poem Source First Line: A teacher, who is also my friend Last Line: Like, o my teacher, my teacher, %before he dies Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers RHETORIC OF WOOD, by MICHAEL SPOONER Poem Source First Line: In february, just five, and master %of the shoelace, isaac ties Last Line: If we poured every grain %of sand out of these bags?' Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers ROSES AND TULIPS, by JANE ELKINGTON WOHL Poem Source First Line: It is all so ordinary Last Line: And finally, what in our ordinary lives, %we might call love Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers RULES OF CONDUCT: COLORED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 1943, by ALLISON JOSEPH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Watch your language, say words right Last Line: Keep every anger coiled in tight Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers SCENES FROM THE TEACHING MOMENT LOUNGE, by LYNNA WILLIAMS Poem Source First Line: Among the fiction writers in my graduate writing program Last Line: It was my first teachable moment, and my favorite still Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers SCHOLAR, by GRACE BAUER Poem Source First Line: Deconstructs desire, confines Last Line: There are no words to signify Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers SECOND APARTMENT, FIRST-YEAR TEACHER, by CLAUDIA MONPERE MCISAAC Poem Source First Line: Just one grocery bag but it was heavy Last Line: And gold china and at the cup's bottom %a clutch of yellow roses Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers SELF AS WORD, by DEBORAH GORLIN Poem Source First Line: You can hear the meaning in the sonics Last Line: Elves in a world of giants, brash eyes in the potato flesh Subject(s): English Language; Language; Self SEMINAR, by SHANNON MARQUEZ MCGUIRE Poem Source First Line: But tonight, another crime, besides the way it Last Line: Teaching's rapture shining from your eyes Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers SENRYU (93), by UNKNOWN Poem Source First Line: So hard to fall for Last Line: English-language typist Subject(s): English Language SEVEN FABLES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING: 1. MAGPIE, by HANS OSTROM Poem Source First Line: When I was six years old, I met magpie in woods beside a Last Line: Even after I had graduated, magna cum feathers, from woods %into more knowing Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers SEVEN FABLES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING: 2. BAD DOG, by HANS OSTROM Poem Source First Line: When I was eleven, bad dog bit me. 'that will teach you,' he Last Line: Baring his teeth. Bad teacher! Down! Get in your house! Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers SEVEN FABLES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING: 3. LIZARD, by HANS OSTROM Poem Source First Line: Oh I, age seventeen, was hammering boulders at a gravel pit Last Line: Tend not to do well on the quizzes that count' Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers SEVEN FABLES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING: 4. SQUIRREL, by HANS OSTROM Poem Source First Line: Later, when seriousness befell me, I encountered squirrel, a nervous Last Line: I scrambled, my cheeks bursting with clever things to say Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers SEVEN FABLES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING: 5. DEER, by HANS OSTROM Poem Source First Line: Learned deer, she of the polished obsidian hooves, stopped me Last Line: These are, we only think we know' Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers SEVEN FABLES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING: 6. RACCOON, by HANS OSTROM Poem Source First Line: One evening I was fortunate enough to hear raccoon's Last Line: Disappeared. I was left to a lunar tutorial Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers SEVEN FABLES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING: 7. SNAKE, by HANS OSTROM Poem Source First Line: Snake was rumored to be one of the best teachers in those Last Line: Add-though of course I'm biased-that it helps to stay %grounded Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers SISTER ALBERT, by BILL RANSOM Poem Source First Line: Sixty-two students crowded the room right up to sister albert's Last Line: Then do it once more, just for fun, and we can both go %home' Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers SOME DIFFERENCES: DAWN AND DAYBREAK, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Dawn is a thing that poets write Last Line: My opulent bric-a-brac earth to damn his eyes Variant Title(s): A Few Differences: 1 Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms SOME DIFFERENCES: DAWN AND DAYBREAK, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Dawn is a thing that poets write Last Line: And drink it, and go off to work Variant Title(s): A Few Differences: Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms SOME DIFFERENCES: OWL AND CAT, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: An owl is like a cat because Last Line: Until some fireman brings a ladder Variant Title(s): A Few Differences: Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms SOME DIFFERENCES: ROOM AND MOOR, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: How is a room unlike a moor? Last Line: You wouldn't have one in the house Variant Title(s): A Few Differences: 4 Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms & Antonyms; Moors (land); Rooms SOME DIFFERENCES: ROOM AND MOOR, by RICHARD WILBUR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: How is a room unlike a moor? Last Line: You wouldn't have one in the house Variant Title(s): A Few Differences: Subject(s): English Language; Synonyms And Antonyms SPATIAL RELATIONS, by LEONORA SMITH Poem Source First Line: Remember the geometric forms on aptitude tests Last Line: Which hung in the blurred wakes of their folding Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers SPRING RICE FIELD, by KENNETH M. AUTREY Poem Source First Line: Basho's great haiku Last Line: Peeled from a still pond Subject(s): Education; English Language; Matsuo Basho (1644-1694); Schools; Teaching And Teachers STONE DREAMS, by JANE ELKINGTON WOHL Poem Source First Line: When I first went to his house I could not understand Last Line: I think,' stephanie says, 'it's about %sometimes we think we know a person %and we really don't' Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers STRANGLEHOLD OF ENGLIST LIT., by FELIX MNTHALI Poem Source First Line: Those questions, sister Last Line: How could they be answered? Subject(s): Austen, Jane (1775-1817); English Language; Literature; Novels And Novelists TAKING THE WORLD LITERATURE CLASS OUTSIDE, by JANET MCCANN Poem Source First Line: You, propped on the liveoak %drifting toward sleep Last Line: Rings three chimes %& we are scattered by %two joyous labradors! Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers TEACHER, by TOM ROMANO Poem Source First Line: Why do I forget question marks Last Line: Before I take a long swig, %say, 'why not' Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers TEACHER SHOT BY STUDENT, OR THE RISK OF OVERSTATEMENT, by KATHLEEN KIRK Poem Source First Line: I fail him for submitting %a paper written by his girlfriend Last Line: And down the halls of their lives Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers TEACHER'S LOUNGE, by BILL RANSOM Poem Source First Line: At the bell you hobble to your corners Last Line: Or like a child spinning helpless in the ring Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers TEACHING IN MY SLEEP, by KATHLEEN KIRK Poem Source First Line: Tonight again I am %teaching in my sleep Last Line: Stars and teach me %how to wake and fly Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers TEACHING POETRY: A WAY TO GRACE THE WORLD?, by KELLY CHERRY Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Ever since someone suggested to me that teaching poetry may Last Line: Flush, as I am surprised by joy Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers TEACHING READING, by JANE ELKINGTON WOHL Poem Source First Line: Ginger root gnarls in my hand Last Line: She climbs on finally %and the bus driver off Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers THERE ARE MIRACLES EXTANT IN THIS WORLD, by WILLIAM SNYDER Poem Source First Line: At the premier of haydn's 96th, a chandelier Last Line: Now, I bubble in my grades-mostly a's and b's Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers TO AN EX-STUDENT, ON LEARNING SHE IS A WORLD-CLASS GYMNAST, by STEPHEN DALE COREY Poem Source First Line: What routines you must have mounted Last Line: Your silent sprung flights and twistings show %what the body of his song can be Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers TO MADAME DE DAMAS LEARNING ENGLISH, by HORACE (HORATIO) WALPOLE Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Though british accents your attention fire Last Line: For who would teach you but the verb 'I love'? Alternate Author Name(s): Orford, 4th Earl Of Subject(s): English Language; Love TRIUMPHS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, by JAMES GILBORNE LYONS Poem Source First Line: Now gather all our saxon bards - let hearts and harps be strung Alternate Author Name(s): Lyons, J. Gilbourne Subject(s): English Language TROUBLE WITH WRITING, by SARAH SLOANE Poem Source First Line: A goat ate my pen. Frost grew %all over my computer Last Line: Under the sound %of each sound Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers TUESDAY 8:45, by JOSEPH H. BALL Poem Source First Line: Kirsten, %I had forgotten Last Line: My imagination %can we re-schedule for friday? Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers UNNATURAL SPEECH, by PAT MORA Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The game has changed Subject(s): Chicanos; English Language; Mexican Americans WATCHING MY STUDENTS WRITE, by ROBERT PARHAM Poem Source First Line: This is why I am here: to watch them work Last Line: Makes it an appetite, the kindest of all Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers WILDFLOWER COMPOSITION, by MELISSA A. GOLDTHWAITE Poem Source First Line: Spring: I make a chart, tape every weed Last Line: Or walking barefoot, testing your own ground Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers WINDSHIELD VIPERS (KEEPING TIME), by KATHERINE M. FISCHER Poem Source First Line: Careening through snowy %hillsides, the evergreens Last Line: Small sweetness %of pooling %sap Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers WORD FOR ME - ALSO, by YOLANDE CORNELIA GIOVANNI Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Vowels are a part of the english language. There are five Alternate Author Name(s): Giovanni, Nikki Subject(s): English Language WORKSHOP PANTOUM, by ALLISON JOSEPH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Does anybody want to start this off? Last Line: Ok, next. Anybody want to start this off? Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers WRESTLE THEORY, by ALICE GEORGE Poem Source First Line: If a) either there are no truly interesting 'ideas' or b) language Last Line: Move and imagine ourselves moving, or (sharks) we shall %languish in a horrid wet Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers X, by DOYLE WESLEY WALLS Poem Source First Line: My son only wants to type the 'x' on the screen Last Line: The stars. The way they shine Subject(s): Education; English Language; Schools; Teaching And Teachers |
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