4. In “Advice to a Newly Married Woman,” the author asserts that a home is a woman’s refuge. In what ways would the speaker of “Advice to a Newly Married Woman” agree with what Delia has been able to do with her home and finances? In what ways does Delia’s life disprove the assertions of the speaker in “Advice to a Newly Married Woman?”

even though there may be variations in human emotions over time, the poem “ a contribution to statistics” by wislawa symborska suggests that the only unchangeable characteristic is mortality.

the author poses a distinction between the approximate and non-approximate numbers which correspond to our need for certainty in life and the difficulty of achieving it. our efforts to measure the exact often fail because the world is not always clearly structured .the poem seems to imply   that the only thing that is certain and has an exact number is death.  

a)   it explains that many people died because medicines and medical practices were not effective.