richa21 Nov 2004

I believe this poem relates to philosophy in the sense that it puts forward premises which it uses to make conclusions. I do not think the poet has attempted to argue about word definitions and opposites. Rather she took for granted that the opposite of 'i love you' was 'i hate you' (because the opposite of love is hate) and zodiac opened up the debate. Had there been a word that translated 'i love you' into 'i hate you' perfectly I am sure she would have used that instead of opposite.