Question

How does the poet describe his father's cremation?

• A. As painful and sorrowful
• B. As a religiously sacred moment
• C. As a quick, efficient burning
• D. As a horrifying event

Answer 1

Answer:

C. As a quick, efficient burning

The line “Being the burning type, / he burned properly” suggests a dry, ironic tone, showing that the poet remembers his father’s cremation not emotionally, but almost mechanically.