CLASS 10
THE BALL POEM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Contrasting ideas
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Nature of loss
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Understanding the problem
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Epistemology means knowledge or understanding. The epistemology of loss means the lesson which the young boy learns when his ball bounces and goes into the river. The boy learns something which he was unaware of earlier. Read summary of this poem.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: According the poet, the epistemology of loss is the greatest lesson, the boy is learning. It teaches him to value and preserve his cherished things. It also teaches him to recover from the loss and move on with, his life.
Detailed explanation-3: -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. He is sensing his first responsibility as he has lost the ball.