CLASS 10
THE BALL POEM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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materialistic gains
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important aspects of life
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the boy’s nature
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The ball symbolises a life. Thus when someone loses his dear ones he remembers the time he had spent with them. No one else can take their place. Thus the poet advises the boy that in life he will face many losses but he should not lose heart but be hopeful that something better will come his way.
Detailed explanation-2: -Symbolism : The ball is symbol of the boy’s young and innocent days. Merrily over-there it is in the water !
Detailed explanation-3: -Why the loss of the ball symbolizes the loss of innocence and childhood? (a) Like childhood, the lost ball can’t be retrieved. (b) Like childhood, the ball is also small.
Detailed explanation-4: -The ball is symbolic of childhood memories. The poet focuses on the boy wanting the same ball back and not a new one because that was the ball with which the boy was emotionally connected. It had been with him for so long. This symbolizes that childhood memories are precious.