Worksheetsthe ball poem
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
Who is the poet of the Ball poem?
Leslie Norris
John Berryman
Carolyn Wells
Robert Frost
What does a ball cost?
5 dimes
10 dimes
1 dime
4 dimes
How does the child react at the loss?
stands rigid
trembles
stares
all of them
what is the tone of the poet in this poem?
depressing
happy
mature
angry
Name the literary device used in "Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then Merrily over — there it is in the water!"
simile
metaphor
anaphora
alliteration
personification
Name the literary device used in "And no one buys a ball back."
enjambment
anaphora
alliteration
simile
metaphor
Name the literary device in "desperate eyes".
anastrophe
transferred epithet
refrain
synecdoche
where did the ball go?
in the dustin
it was lost
in the water
not mentioned in the poem
what is the meaning of 'epistemology of loss'?
(a)
what is the theme of 'the ball poem'?
(a)
