Question

What do the catacombs refer to in the poem an elementary school classroom in a slim

Answer 1

Answer:

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 .

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Answer 2

Answer:

catacomb signify underground cemetery showing irrelevance of the map hanging on the wall of the classroom because for them for them the world is a narrow Street with the lead sky.