[Lexicog] Heteronyms in English

[Fritz Goerling]

We discussed homonyms in English on this list a while ago.
English has quite a number of heteronyms, too.
Here are the first two stanzas from a "Hymn to
Heteronyms:"

Please go through the entrance of this little poem.
I guarantee it will entrance you.
The content will certainly make you content,
and the knowledge gained sure will enhance you.

A boy moped around when his parents refused
For him a new moped to buy.
The incense he burned did incense him to go
On a tear with a tear in his eye.

To what extent does this phenomenon exist in other languages?

Fritz Goerling
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