Under Ground

James Reeves


Summary
The poem Underground as the title suggests makes the reader explore the world that is below the surface and not outrightly visible to us It is written by James Reeves and follows the rhyme scheme of aabb Through the poem the poet aims to make the readers aware of the dynamic nature of the world that exists under the earth The poem begins by pointing out to the physical attributes of the underground kingdom The kingdom remains deprived of light and sound and there is no greenery though it exists above it The animals mainly found are the rabbit the mole and the ants All of them lead active and ...

Available Answers

  1. 1.

    Name some living creatures that are found underground.

  2. 2.

    To make their populous empires grow.

    1. What does the speaker mean by populous empires?
    2. Who is building the empires?
  3. 3.

    Who does the speaker think will stop their work? Why will they stop?

  4. 4.

    Whom do the fork and spade disturb? What have they been doing underground?

  5. 5.

    Why does the speaker call the underground as 'the country of the dead'?

  6. 6.

    In the poem, the speaker describes the underground as a quiet yet busy place. Using examples from the poem, show how this contrast has been grought about.

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