The Ball Poem Part 4

In ‘The Ball Poem’ the poet says that people___________

• are emotional fools
• will go on buying new balls
• do not understand each other
• None of the above

Can money buy a lost ball, as per ‘The Ball Poem’?

• No
• Yes
• May be
• Maybe not

What does ‘epistemology’ mean in ‘The Ball Poem’?

• Contrasting ideas
• Nature of loss
• Understanding the problem
• None of the above

What should we learn from ‘The Ball Poem’?

• That we should be careful
• Gain & loss are two sides of the same coin
• Things once lost cannot be found
• Life is very long

In ‘The Ball Poem’ the ball is a symbol of__________

• materialistic gains
• important aspects of life
• the boy’s nature
• None of the above

Does the poem ‘The Ball Poem’ show any rhyme scheme?

• No
• Yes
• Little bit
• Not at all

What was the state of the boy when he lost the ball in ‘The Ball Poem’?

• Trembling
• Shaken
• Confused
• All of the above

Why does the poet feel that no fuss should be made in ‘The Ball Poem’ over small things?

• Because it is not a big deal
• Because children lose a lot of things
• Ball was any ways too old
• Both its not a big deal and children lose lot of things

As per John Berryman, when does a boy lose his childhood in ‘The Ball Poem’?

• When he lost the ball
• When he becomes an adult
• When he plays games
• None of the above

Who loses his ball?

• the poet

• the boy

• both poet and the boy

• none of the above