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UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` 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 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


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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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


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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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


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: 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