Class 12 English Poetry – Central Idea of the Poem – From “An Elegy Written In A Country Churchyard “

The Central Idea of the Poem – From “An Elegy Written In A Country Churchyard ” composed by Thomas Gray is that in this poem the poet expresses his deep sympathy for the poor and the simple village people.

They lie buried in their small graves in a country churchyard. The sweet morning air or the twittering of the swallows or the cock’s cry or the horns of the hunters will have no effect on the dead. The poet says that the rich and ambitious people shouldn’t laugh at the poor. Death is the end of our life. We should not be proud of our noble birth, position and wealth.