CLASS 10
THE BALL POEM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Metaphor
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Enjambment
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Personification
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Apostrophe
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Detailed explanation-1: -The poet describes the ball merrily bouncing down the street. The term merrily denotes an emotion which is capable by only humans. Therefore the ball is personified here.
Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: Merrily bouncing’ is an example of PERSONIFICATION.
Detailed explanation-3: -He personifies the ball as his belongings, be it the worldly things or the relationships he is in possession of. So, he says that he has to learn to live without them no matter what. He says no one can buy back such things for him. The poet said so because according to him money can’t buy you everything.
Detailed explanation-4: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is option 2. Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
Detailed explanation-5: -v. 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."