A central theme in the poem NOT MY BUSINESS is:

This question is based on NIGHT.

The sea in the poem is presented as:

This question is based on NEW TONGUE.

What does the poem suggest about memory and the past?

This question is based on THE BREASTS OF THE SEA.

"Fractured chela" refers to:

This question is based on ONCE UPON A TIME.

The line "like a fixed portrait smile" suggests that the speaker's smile is—