6/23/2023 0 Comments Ae housman's a shropshireHe asks his friend whether his horses are still ploughing. It contains a reference to the horses tied to a cart that the dead man used to drive while ploughing. The title of this piece is taken from the first line. While his lady is now with him, happy and content. Replying to each of his interrogations, the other speaker replies that everything is continuing at their own pace like before. The first speaker asks of his team of horses, the football match played by the river, and the mental state of his beloved. Instead of soothing his friend, he rather highlights how the world is still in its glory, even though he is lying in the grave, not being able to notice the beauties anymore. The other speaker replies to it in prickly terms. One speaker asks questions from the grave. The imaginary conversation starts like in the question and answer format. “Is My Team Ploughing” begins in the form of a conversation between two speakers: a dead lover and his friend.
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