WHAT LOVE ISN'T
by Yrsa Daley-Ward
It is not a five star stay. It is not

compliments and it is never ever

flattery.

It is solid. Not sweet but always

nutritious

always herb, always salt. Sometimes

grit.

It is now and till the end. It is never a

slither, never a little

it is a full serving

it is much

too much and real

never pretty or clean. It stinks — you can

smell it coming

it is weight

it is weight and it is too heavy to feel

good sometimes. It is discomfort — it is

not what the films say. Only songs

get it right

it is irregular

it is difficult

and always, always

surprising.

3.
PART A: Which of the following identifies the tone of the poem?

A
honest - I had already selected this before posting.
B
pessimistic
C
mournful
D
affectionate

4.
PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

A
“always herb, always salt.” ( Line 6)
B
“It is now and till the end. It is never a / slither” ( Lines 8-9)
C
“It is discomfort — it is / not what the films say.” ( Lines 17-18)
D
“Only songs / get it right” ( Lines 18-19)
I need help with 4.

Read the selection below and answer the question. an open boat by alfred noyes o, what is that whimpering there in the darkness? 

 'let him lie in my arms. he is breathing, i know.
 look. i'll wrap all my hair round his neck' – the sea's rising,
 the boat must be lightened. he's dead. he must go.' 


 see - quick - by that flash, where the bitter foam tosses, 
 the cloud of white faces, in the black open boat, 
 and the wild pleading woman that clasps her dead lover 
 and wraps her loose hair round his breast and his throat.
 'come, lady, he's dead.' - 'no, i feel his heart beating,
 he's living, i know. but he's numbed with the cold. 
 see, i'm wrapping my hair all around him to warm him.' -
- 'no. we can't keep the dead, dear. come, loosen your hold.

 'come. loosen your fingers.' - 'o god, let me keep him! ' -
 o, hide it, black night! let the winds have their way! 
 and there are no voices or ghosts from that darkness, 
 to fret the bare seas at the breaking of day. which choice best describes the conflict in this poem? the winds are rocking the boat. a man is thrown into the sea. a woman doesn’t want to let go of her dead lover. someone is crying in the darkness.

Why does a coyote decide to take care of bill and if you need the story’s name it is pecos bill

Why witchcraft often the explanation for illness