Who Said It? Singer vs. Poet

Who said it?

"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing"

• Famous Poet: Edgar Allen Poe

• Famous Singer: Taylor Swift

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Who said it?

"A thing of beauty is a joy forever"

• Famous Poet: John Keats

• Famous Singer: Adele

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Who said it?

"No such thing as a life that's better than yours"

• Famous Singer: J. Cole

• Famous Poet: William Shakespeare

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Who said it?

"Long live the rose that grew from concrete
when no one else ever cared"

• Famous Singer: Tupac

• Famous Poet: Emily Dickinson

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Who said it?

"I could tell you that I'm proud of myself
I grew up hard, but that's just the way it is"

• Famous Singer: YoungBoy

• Famous Poet: T.S. Eliot

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Who said it?

"And miles to go before I sleep"

• Famous Poet: Robert Frost

• Famous Singer: Dua Lipa

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Who said it?

"my mother sacrificed her dreams
so i could dream"

• Famous Poet: Rupi Kaur

• Famous Singer: Rod Wave

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Who said it?

"Late nights, I reminisce about you, it's hard to forget about you"

• Famous Singer: Rod Wave

• Famous Poet: Oscar Wilde

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Who said it?

"So I'll watch your life in pictures like I used to watch you sleep, and I can feel you forget me like I used to feel you breathe"

• Famous Singer: Taylor Swift

• Famous Poet: William Wordsworth

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Who said it?

"these hips have never been enslaved,
they go where they want to go
they do what they want to do."

• Famous Singer: Shakira

• Famous Poet: Lucille Clifton

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