- Trunk is to leaf as leg is to foot.
- Pain is to injury as success is to effort.
- Claw is to cat as wing is to bird.
- occupied is to vacant as beautiful is to sight.
- Proficient is to practice as strong is to exercise.
- Accident is to carelessness as burn is to heat.
- Ladder is to climb as mountain is to trek.
- Seed is to tree as egg is to hen.
- Earth is to ball as pancake is to plate.
- Paper is to thin as flea is to tiny.
- pear is to apple as potato is to radish.
- strawberry is to peach as carrot is to lettuce.
- Scissor is to cut as ruler is to measure.
- Pencil is to write as clown is to laugh.
The poem The Glove and the Lion has four stanzas. Six-line stanzas rhyme aa bb cc. 13 feet (?) per line. The poem's setting is far from Hunt's time. The poem's kings, noblemen, and ladies give it a pre-Renaissance feel. Hunt's poem describes an unusual experience. A royal court watches two beast kings battle. Courtiers watch the king's spectacle from comfortable seats. Many of Hunts' poems have a metaphorical secondary meaning, such as a battle between two powerful people. In the midst of the spectacle, the poet shows us Count de Lorge's love affair with a woman. The poet lists values held by his poem's people: pride, gallantry, valour, and love. The second stanza features vivid images. "Rampled and roared" is alliterative and paradoxical ("horrid laughing jaws"). The short verbs show how quickly the beasts moved: "They bit, glared, and gave beam blows." The repeated /w/ sound in "wind went with their paws" emphasi
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