CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE BALL POEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who senses first responsibility?
A
Father
B
Mother
C
The little boy
D
Everyone
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He is sensing his first responsibility as he has lost the ball. The boy will learn how to stand up and leave the losses behind as he would have understood the true meaning and nature of the loss.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is mentioned that ‘’Now He senses first responsibility. ‘’ The poet says that after losing the ball that the boy realizes the responsibility of taking care of things.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to the poet, the boy is learning about responsibility from the loss of the ball. By losing the ball, the boy has also lost all the childhood memories associated with that ball.

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