like the cock s crow or the swallows chirping What kind of life did the dead villagers live Answer Simple hardworking honest lives What did they often do with their sickles Answer They harvested crops Why does the poet ask ambition not to mock them Answer Because their simple life also had value and dignity What does the poet say about wealth and beauty Answer Wealth and beauty cannot escape death What do paths of glory lead to Answer They lead to the grave What is a storied urn Answer A decorated funeral vessel Can a storied urn bring back the dead Answer No it cannot What does the poet compare hidden talents to Answer To gems hidden in deep-sea caves Why did the villagers talents remain hidden Answer Because poverty and lack of education stopped them Who might be lying in the village graves according to the poet Answer Someone like Hampden Milton or Cromwell but unknown What kept the villagers away from great crimes Answer Their simple and limited life What kept them away from great virtues Answer Lack of opportunity How did the villagers live their lives Answer Quietly and peacefully away from crowds Why were simple tombstones made for them Answer To protect their memory from being forgotten What does the poet say about Forgetfulness Answer No one leaves life without looking back with longing Who may tell the poet s story later Answer A hoary-headed old villager Where did the poet often walk Answer Through the fields hills and near the brook How did the villagers describe the poet Answer As quiet thoughtful sometimes sad or lost in love What happens to the poet at last Answer He too is carried through the church path for burial What does the Epitaph describe Answer A humble young man unknown to fame but sincere kind and peaceful in death