AMERICAN LITERATURE
ELIZABETHAN ERA
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Confessional poem
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Metaphorical poem
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Fragmental poem
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Delusional poem
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Detailed explanation-1: -Berryman is sometimes called a “confessional poet.” He was clinically depressed; his poems are about depression. He would commit suicide at the age of 57; many of his poems, like “The Ball Poem, ” contemplate suicide.
Detailed explanation-2: -1 Answer. The Ball Poem is written in Blank Verse. A Blank Verse is poem without a proper rhyme scheme. The Ball Poem is written in a long single stanza having 25 lines.
Detailed explanation-3: -Poetry. Berryman’s poetry, which often revolves around the sordid details of his personal problems, is closely associated with the “confessional” poetry movement. In this sense, his poetry had much in common with the poetry of his friend Robert Lowell.
Detailed explanation-4: -Structure and Form ’The Ball Poem’ by John Berryman is a twenty-five line poem that is contained within one stanza of text. The lines do not follow a specific rhyme scheme or metrical pattern but that does not mean the poem is entirely without either.