ANAGRAMS IV

Some anagrams are exact reversals of the letters in the original word (PART - TRAP). Lewis Carroll called these words "semordnilaps" - a reversal of palindromes. I prefer to call them perfect anagrams. Some examples of perfect anagrams are:

EVIL --- LIVE

REVILED --- DELIVER

DESSERTS --- STRESSED

REWARD --- DRAWER

RECAPS --- SPACER

DIAPER --- REPAID
MINED --- DENIM
AJAR - RAJA
GALS - SLAG
DOOR - ROOD 

OPRAH - HARPO

REVEL - LEVER

LEPER - REPEL 

SLEEP - PEELS

The following three rhymes can be answered by using two perfect anagrams:

1)

Detractors say I'm too enthusiastic by far;

Turn me around and I'm an opera star.

2)

If I bore you by boasting and putting on airs,

Turn me around and I'm the clothes you wear.

3)

A river will do this, shallow or deep;

Turn it around and it likes to eat sheep.

The following verse contains five anagrams of a four-letter word. It has two sets of perfect anagrams:

4)

When we were young, we played with _ _ _ _ ,

Our favorite toys were pans and _ _ _ _ ;

We'd _ _ _ _ our work, and filled with glee,

Upon the _ _ _ _ at games we'd be.

The years have flown, and for the most,

It's now enough to check the _ _ _ _ .

Answers:

1. AVID / DIVA

2. BRAG / GARB

3. FLOW / WOLF

4. TOPS / POTS / STOP / SPOT / POST