CLASS 10
THE BALL POEM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Loss of a ball is natural and no use crying over it
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Losses make us stronger and we must learn from our experience.
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The lost ball can be replaced and it is very cheap.
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Whatever is lost cannot be bought back and feeling sad for a loss is of no use.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The poet says “I will not intrude on him” because he wants the boy to learn the meaning of loss on his own. He does not offer him money to buy another ball because according to him, money or another ball is worthless.
Detailed explanation-2: -If his loss is irreparable or irretrievable then how should one handle it? What lessons can be learnt? Answer: Yes, the boy should be allowed to grieve for his ball, as he had that ball for a long time. He had many old memories associated with it since his childhood.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer. The poet suggests that from the loss of the ball, the boy is learning how to stand up in a world of possessions where he will lose things, will buy some more to replace the ones lost, but would never be able to buy back the thing that he had lost.
Detailed explanation-4: -The poet says that he will not intrude upon the boy because he must learn to tolerate loss. The poet emphasises this loss. He thinks that money cannot compensate for the sense of loss. So he doesn’t give the boy money or buy another ball for him.