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The short poem Some Opposites (1994?) examines how we consider words to be opposites, either from their different traits or as seen from a different perspective.

For example, the opposite of a doughnut could be simply a cookie, which seems to have a large hole "around it" rather than inside it.

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Q: What is the meaning of the poem 'Some Opposites' by Richard Wilbur?
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