Question

What are catacombs?why does the poet use the symbol of the catacombs in connection with the lives of the children of the school of the slum?

Answer 1

Catacombs means a underground cemetery . The poet use the symbol of the catacombs in connection with the lives of the children of the school of the slum because for them the map which is hanging on the wall of classroom doesn't belong to them . It is a world of rich and shutting the doors for these poor children like cemetery.