What is the boy now, who has lost

his ball,
What what is he to do? I saw it go
Merrily bouncing, down the
street, and then
Merrily over - there it is in the
An ultimate shaking grief fixes
the boy
As he stands rigid, trembling,
staring down
All his young days into the
A dime, another ball, is worthless.
Now
He senses first responsibility
In a world of possessions. People
will take
Balls, balls will be lost always,
He is learning, well behind his
desperate eyes,
The epistemology of loss, how to
stand up
Knowing what every man must
Q.1 What does ‘in the world of
possessions’ means?
(a) Love
(b) Lust
(c) Materialistic things
(d) None of the Above
Q.1 What does ‘in the world of
possessions’ means?
(a) Love
(b) Lust
(c) Materialistic things
(d) None of the Above
Q.2 Where was the boy staring
down?
(a) the sea
(b) the ocean
(c) the harbour
(d) the lake
Q.3 What does a ball cost?
(a) 5 dimes
(b) 10 dimes
(c) 1 dime
(d) 4 dimes
Q.4 Why does the poet decide not
to condole the boy?
(a) He is busy
(b) He is indifferent
(c) It will be of no use
(d) He is happy
Q.5 Who is the poet of the poem
‘The Ball Poem’?
(a) Sylvia Plath
(b) WB Yeast
(c) Robert Frost
(d) John Berrryman
Q.6 Name the literary device used
in line “And no one byes a ball
back”?
(a) Metaphor
(b) Oxymoron
(c) Alliteration
What what is he to do? I saw it go
Merrily bouncing, down the
street, and then
Merrily over - there it is in the
water!
What what is he to do? I saw it go
Merrily bouncing, down the
street, and then
Merrily over - there it is in the
water!