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Oppisites

Brian J Cheville

hatred is poor,rich is love
woman giver,taker man
light-hope,dispair-darkness
death dust,water life
ice is cold,hot is fire
rich and poor
taker and giver
dispair and hope
water and dust
hot and cold
poor is hatred,love is rich
giver woman,man taker
hope-light,darkness-dispair
dust death,life water
cold is ice,fire is hot
love and hatred
man and woman
darkness and light
life and death
fire and ice
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEFEGHIJEKELMNOPQ
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 380
Words 74
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
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