CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE BALL POEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Does the poem ‘The Ball Poem’ show any rhyme scheme?
A
No
B
Yes
C
Little bit
D
Not at all
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Rhyme scheme: There is no rhyme scheme followed in the poem.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rhyme scheme: There is no rhyme scheme followed in the poem.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Ball Poem does not have any proper rhyme scheme. It is written in Blank Verse.

Detailed explanation-4: -In this poem there is no rhyme scheme. In his eighth line of this poem, where he identifies the boy’s infancy or childhood with Lost his ball, the author uses a figurative gimmick. Placing a rhyme at the end of each line of a poem or song is known as a rhyme scheme.

Detailed explanation-5: -Apostrophe-It is a literary device in which a physically absent person is addressed. The poet addresses the boy who was not physically present with him-“Balls, balls will be lost always, little boy."

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