<p class="list">h</p>
    <p class="list">e</p>
    <p class="list">l</p>
    <p class="list">l</p>
    <p class="list">o</p>

    <div class="list">w</div>
    <div class="list">o</div>
    <div class="list">r</div>
    <div class="list">l</div>
    <div class="list">d</div>

 div:nth-child(odd) {
        color: tomato;
    }


    p:nth-child(odd) {
        color: chartreuse;
    }