Class 10th The ball poem

Who is the poet of the Ball poem?

• Carolyn Wells

• Robert Frost

• John Berryman

• John Keats

Why does the poet say ‘No use to say – ‘O there are other balls’?

According to the poet, it is useless to console the boy by saying that he can get another ball in place of the lost one

• False

• True

“Money is external”. What does the poet mean by this expression?

• It is made from artificial way

• We need to earn money by working hard

• it cannot buy memories, nor can it replace the things that we love

• It can replace the lost things that we love

How does the child react at the loss?

• Stands rigid

• Trembles

• Stares

• All of the above

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

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Anaphora

• Metaphor

Why did the poet not offer the boy money to buy another ball?

• He thought that the boy would misuse the money

• The poet wanted the boy to realize the epistemology of loss

• The poet was not having enough money for the boy to buy another ball

• None of the above

What is the epistemology of loss in the ball poem?

• Regret of loosing something precious

• Remembering the loss that one faced in the past

• Recovering from the loss and moving on with life

He senses first responsibility

In a world of possessions. People will take

Balls, balls will be lost always, little boy.

What does the word ‘balls’ signify?

• The boy's innocent and happy young days

• Materialistic things

• The boy's lost ball that went into the water

What does “In a world of possessions mean?

• Where everybody regret losing things

• Where everybody only cares about money

• Where everybody only cares about self respect

• Where everybody loves to own things in their name

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

• Consonance

• Anaphora

• Simile

• Alliteration