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The Ball Poem Summary
The Ball Poem Summary
Q2- “… staring down/All his young days into the harbour where/His ball went
…” Do you think the boy has had the ball for a long time? Is it linked to the
memories of days when he played with it?
A2- Yes we can say that the boy had the ball for a very long time. The line
itself describes how the boy recalls those days when he used to play with the
ball. The ball was surely linked to some sweet memories of his playing with
the ball.
Q4- Do you think the boy has lost anything earlier? Pick out the words that
suggest the answer?
A4- The line in the poem “now he senses his first responsibility’ helps us to
know that the boy has not lost anything before.
Q5- What does the poet say the boy is learning from the loss of the ball? Try
to explain this in your own words?
A5- The poet means that the boy will learn the real truth of life. He will learn
how to move on in life despite of incurring heavy losses. Everyone
experiences this in his/ her life when they lose either something or someone.
This harsh reality that lost things never come back make people strong
enough to live their life by accepting this truth of life.