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प्रश्न
Answer the following question in 30-40 words.
Why does the poet not offer the boy money to buy another ball?
उत्तर
The poet does not offer him money to buy another ball because according to him, money or another ball is worthless. The boy was trying to understand his first responsibility as he had lost something, which could not be brought back.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Why does the poet say, “I would not intrude on him”? Why doesn’t he offer him money to buy another ball?
“… staring down/All his young days into the harbor 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?
What does “in the world of possessions” mean?
Do you think the boy has lost anything earlier? Pick out the words that suggest the answer.
What does the poet say the boy is learning from the loss of the ball? Try to explain this in your own words.
Answer the following question in 40 – 50 words.
‘The Ball Poem’ initially appears simple but it is actually quite impactful and intense. Comment upon the theme of ‘The Ball Poem’.
