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This question lacks context but I will try to answer with what I can. When a poem juxtaposes, it places two different things side by side so you can compare and contrast, giving the poem an interesting effect. The poem might be suggesting that there are many similarities in the two subjects being juxtaposed as well as differences.
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"I have lived long enough."
He is stubborn but hard working
I feel like thats how someone is represented in the book or because they are a major part of the book