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Read the statements about the lyrics of “Best Part.”
Mark each one as True (T) or False (F), then choose the correct sequence.

I. ( ) The singer uses metaphors such as “coffee in the morning” and “sunshine in the rain” to express emotional comfort and affection.
II. ( ) When he says “Where you go, I’ll follow,” the singer suggests unconditional commitment to the person he loves.
III. ( ) The lyric “You're the Tylenol I take when my head hurts” is meant to describe the partner as a source of emotional relief.
IV. ( ) The song presents the relationship as fragile and temporary, emphasizing loss and separation.

Choose the correct sequence: 
In the chorus “If life is a movie / Then you're the best part”, it is correct to interpret that: 
In the verses “You're the coffee that I need in the morning / You're my sunshine in the rain when it's pouring”, the singer uses metaphors to express that:
MY FATHER, THE ASTRONAUT

If the moon was Europe, my father was an astronaut who died on his
     way to the moon.
My father, the failed moonwalker, blinded by space.
My father, the
     Black cosmonaut, frenzied
by thirst. My father who heard the voice of God, clear as the call to
    prayer, suspended in that dark desert.
My father who wore a spacesuit slashed by longing, spinning towards
     the vast desolate.
On a night when the angels have drawn back their wings, you may
      glimpse my father
hurtling through space, his body carried by gravity’s absence, blood
      collecting in his head,
his tears pink, gelatinous clots, unable to fall. (2022, Warsan Shire. From: Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head Publisher: Penguin Random house)

In light of the the excerpt from “My Father, the Astronaut” by Warsan Shire, which of the following single words most aptly encapsulates the overarching emotional and symbolic tenor of the passage?
Read the excerpt below:
“Do not underestimate others, nor idolize them too much. Be polite, but not perfect. Do things you never imagined before. Do not lie, but do not reveal the whole truth. Dance alone when no one is watching. Have fun while your wolf has not arrived.”— Martha Medeiros
Considering that the metaphor “your wolf” can represent the inevitability of death, it is correct to affirm that: