CLASS 10
THE BALL POEM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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dimes
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10 dimes
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1 dime
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4 dimes
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Detailed explanation-1: -A ball cost is C) 1 dime. The question is in reference to the poem ‘The Ball’ which is written by John Berryman. In this poem, a boy has lost his ball and is sad. The poet describes an important aspect of life through this poem.
Detailed explanation-2: -A dime is an American coin worth ten cents.
Detailed explanation-3: -Here, the lost ball stands for the lost childhood and the harbour stands for the vastness of life. It will not serve any purpose to remind him that the ball costs just a dime and is worth nothing. 3.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: The poet says so because no one can buy the ball back because it is lost. He means to say that money cannot compensate for the sense of loss.
Detailed explanation-5: -People will take balls, Balls will be lost always, little boy, And no one buys a ball back.