Desires Contradict
Approach-reproach conflict
desires contradict:
wanting two opposing values,
like keeping or letting go, and dropping either one
is a major discord
that could end one up undone.
Reproach-reproach conflict
desires contradict:
wanting to avoid both values,
like "a rock or a hard place," and facing either one
is a major discord
that could end one up out-run.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | aAbcDc aAbcDc |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 345 |
Words | 58 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
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