Poem Analysis Quiz: Test Your Literary Skills

Study Notes

The morning was calm, beautiful, and warm, with shimmering leaves and shadows.
The narrator was suddenly startled by a strong flash, and then saw the old stone lantern brightly lit, possibly with magnesium flares.

The roof, walls, and world around the narrator collapsed, and the narrator was injured in the garden.
The narrator's drawers and undershirt disappeared, and a splinter was jutting from their mangled thigh.
The narrator's right side was bleeding, and their cheek was torn.
They dislodged a piece of glass from their body, wondering what had happened.

The narrator called out for their wife, Yecko-san, who eventually emerged from the debris, holding her elbow.
The narrator urged Yecko-san to get out quickly, and they stumbled to the street, tripping over a dead body whose head had been crushed by a gate.

A house nearby was standing, but it tilted, swayed, and crashed, with fire spreading in the dust due to the wind.
The narrator realized they needed to get to the hospital, and also thought about helping their staff.
The narrator's legs gave way, and they sat down, feeling thirsty but unable to find water.
Eventually, they got up and found a soldier who gave them a towel to cover themselves.
The narrator's legs were stiff with dried blood, and they told Yecko-san to go ahead to the hospital, as they were unable to move quickly.

The narrator encountered people with severe burns, who were silent and unable to move due to the friction on their wounds.
They saw people shuffling towards the hospital, and a woman with a child standing in their path, both naked.
The narrator realized that some strange event had stripped them of their clothes, and everyone was in a state of shock and silence.