Question

What is the central theme of the poem "Obituary"?

• A. Nature and its power
• B. Childhood memories
• C. Death and familial legacy
• D. Economic growth

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Death and familial legacy

The poem centers on the death of the poet’s father and reflects on the mundane and symbolic things he left behind—debts, a leaning house, and emotional burdens—focusing on legacy rather than mourning.