A palindrome is a word or sentence that is the same spelled forward or backward. For example, take a look at the following sentence: “Madam, I’m Adam”. If you omit the punctuation, you can see that the letters spell the same thing forward and backward. There are lots of words that are palindromes including: dad, deified, kayak, mom, repaper, reviver, rotator, and radar.
Palindromic sentences are difficult to uncover but here are some great examples:
A man, a plan, a canal: Panama!
A man, a pain, a mania: Panama!
Are poets a waste? Opera!
Never odd or even.
I prefer pi.
Oh, cameras are macho.
Drab as a fool, aloof as a bard.
Go deliver a dare, vile dog.
Wet sanitary rat in a stew.
Lepers repel.
Too hot to hoot.
I’m a fool; aloof am I.
Don’t nod.
No, it is opposition.
I’m alas, a salami.
Madam, I’m Adam.
So many dynamos!
Evil, a sin, is alive.
Do geese see God?
Boston, O do not sob.
Niagara, O roar again!