Poem - The Ball Poem
THE BAll POEM
- John Berry man
INTRODUCTION
This poem is about a little boy ,who has lost his ball. Actually this poem is about losing something that you love, and learning to grow up. There is a little boy , who is in grief but he is learning the nature of loss.He is learning that after loosing any loving or beloved thing how a person comes out from his grief.
Rhyme scheme
The poet does not follow any identifiable rhyme scheme in this poem.
This poem is written in free verse.
There is no rhyme scheme .
POETIC DEVICES
Alliteration - buys a ball back
Ball, balls
What, What
REPETITION - what, what
Balls, balls
PERSONIFICATION. - ball" marrily bouncing down the street".
Merry means happy - it is the human characteristic so there is personification.
ANAPHORA - What is the boy now
What, what is he to do?
Merrily bouncing,down the street
Merrily over- there it is in the water
METAPHOR - in this poem the poet uses metaphor in 8th line when he compares the boy' s young days or his childhood with the lost ball.
EXTRACTS
What is the boy now , who has lost,his ball
What, what is he to do? I saw it go
Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then
Merrily over- there it is in the water!
Questions
A- The extract suggests that the poet is:
1- an onlooker observing
2- a parent recounting the incident.
3- imagining the incident.
Ans- 1
B- The poet seems to have indicated the merry bouncing of the ball to:
1- create a sense of rhythm in these lines
2- indicate the cheerful mood of the boy.
3- contrast with the dejected feeling if the boy.
Ans-3
C- In which line, alliteration is used-
1- What,is the boy now
2- I saw it go
3- Who has lost his ball
Ans- 3
D- Who is the poet of the poem?
1-Carolyn Wells
2- John Berryman
3-Robin Klein
Ans- 2
2- I would not intrude on him,
A dime, another ball, is worthless. Now
He senses first responsibility
In a word of possessions.
A- Who does 'he' refer to ?
1- poet
2- Boy
3-Boy's father
Ans- 2
B - What does the poet mean by ' first' responsibility ?
1- To look after his things properly
2- To not cry after losing anything
3- None of these
Ans- 1
C- The boy is suffering from a sense of :
1- guilt
2- loss
3- relief
Ans - 2
D - Money or another ball is ......... for the boy.
1- worthless
2- precious
3 - none of these
And- 1
E - Which word from the stenza means' Money' ?
1- possession
2 - worthless
3 - Dime
Ans - 3
3 - People will take
Balls, balls will be lost always, little boy.
Ans no one buys a ball back . Money is external.
1 - What does the poet mean by Money is external ?
1- Money should not be spent.
2 -Money is always meant to be spent.
3 -Money is worthless.
Ans-- 2
2 - ....... Can not compensate for the sense of loss.
1 - Parents
2 - sadness
3 - Money
Ans - 3
3 - The poet wants to say that the loss of dear things is:
1 - a fact of life
2 - painful
3 - no mortal
Ans - 1
4 - What is external ?
1 - ball
2 - Money
3 - feeling
Ans - 2
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