Question

What does the poet sarcastically say about the obituary in the newspaper?

• A. It was front-page news
• B. It was published immediately
• C. It appeared as two unnoticed lines
• D. It was a full-page tribute

Answer 1

Answer:

C. It appeared as two unnoticed lines

The poet notes, “he got two lines / in an inside column / of a Madras newspaper”, implying irony in how a life is reduced to a few lines sold by weight.