"Opposites" by Richard Wilbur explores the idea of duality and the interconnectedness of contrasting elements. The poem highlights how opposites complement each other and reveals the complexity and harmony in life when seemingly contradictory forces coexist. Through his intricate wordplay and imagery, Wilbur celebrates the balance between light and dark, good and evil, joy and sorrow, ultimately suggesting that opposites are necessary for a complete understanding of the world.
If you mean the musical/operetta, he did write music for it, and the overture is one of his most popular concert pieces. If you mean the story or the lyrics, no. The story was written by Voltaire. Lyrics were by Richard Wilbur, with some updating in some versions by Stephen Sondheim.
The answer depends on what is meant by "their opposites". If you mean additive opposites then the set is of all non-zero integers.
If you mean the word itself, your question is an example. If you mean two opposite things, then "up and down are opposites"
It means negatives
"Opposites" cannot mean additive opposites since, by definition, their sum must be 0. So "opposites" is likely to mean multiplicative opposites. This gives the equation x + 1/x = 100 Then the two numbers are 0.010010 and 99.989999 to 6 dp.
opposites attract?
I don't really know but, if it can help here are some other opposites of generous: mean, stingy and greedy.
The question cannot be answered sensibly for two main reasons.First, the question mentions "there opposites" but does not specify WHERE the "there" refers to. Second, opposites are defined in the context of some operation. The opposite of 3 with respect to addition is -3 while the opposite with respect to multiplication is 1/3. There are other operations which will give yet more "opposites". There is no way of determining which one you mean.
Yes, those are called antonyms. They mean the same as opposite.
Charlotte's idea to save Wilbur is to spin words and messages in her web praising Wilbur's special qualities, such as "Some Pig," "Terrific," "Radiant," and "Humble." These messages attract attention and admiration from the humans, resulting in Wilbur being spared from being slaughtered.
I think you mean Orville and Wilbur Wright (The Wright Brothers) But there is some dispute as to whether or not they actually "invented airplanes."
-Opposites of evens. -odds can also mean the chances of something happening.