CLASS 10
THE BALL POEM
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Question
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Where everybody regret losing things
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Where everybody only cares about money
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Where everybody only cares about self respect
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Where everybody loves to own things in their name
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Detailed explanation-1: -Here, “in the world of possessions” means the world where everything and every action is made to possess something, whether it is the possession of land, property, money, or any other thing.
Detailed explanation-2: -“In the world of possessions” means that the world is full of materialistic things. People are driven by the urge to own or possess things and in such a world, losing something of value is inevitable. Losing the ball makes the boy realize the meaning of loss in this materialistic world.
Detailed explanation-3: -The poet suggests that losing a ball, which is a very small thing, would make the boy understand what it is like to lose something that one possessed. This would make the boy realise that this is a world of possessions and where one can possess more things by buying them, one cannot buy what has been lost.