The Ball Poem

How does the child react at the loss?

• stands rigid

• trembles

• stares

• all of them

Why does the poet decide not to console the boy?

• He is busy

• He is indifferent

• It will be of no use

• He is happy

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Name the literary device used in "Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then Merrily over — there it is in the water!"

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Anaphora

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Name the literary device used in "And no one buys a ball back."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Anaphora

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The word ‘balls’ in the poem signify -

• toys possessed by children

• small things in life

• things that we posses in life

• sweet thoughts in our mind

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Who is the poet of the Ball poem?

• Leslie Norris

• Carolyn Wells

• Robert Frost

• John Berryman

What meaning is the boy learning?

• meaning of loss

• meaning of life

• meaning of responsibility

• meaning of playing

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What did the boy realised?

• The boy realised that let go and move on.

• The boy realised that the memories which are gone. They'll never come again. So, we should move on.

• The boy realised that we should cry when we lose something.

• Option 1 & 2

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why can't the boy buy a new ball?

• He has no money

• As so many memories were attached with that ball and it can't be replaced. So, he didn't bought a ball.

What does the ball represent?

• the ball represent/symbolizes the young days of the boy

• the boy

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.W.9-10.9