(i) “Beneath all uniforms…” What uniforms do you think the poet is speaking about?
(ii) How does the poet suggest that all people on earth are the same?

What do you think the last two lines of the poem mean? (Looking back, does the poet regret his choice or accept it?)

What does the title of the poem suggests to you? What do you think the poem is about?

Is the thermometer reading of the temperature of air (in shade) the same as the temperature of sand or water? What do you think is the reason for this? And why does the temperature have to be measured in the shade?