1.
Who is the poet of the poem ‘The Ball Poem’?
2.
Where was the boy staring down?
3.
Where has the boy lost his ball?
4.
What does the poet say about this world is made of?
5.
How does the boy feel when he loses his ball?
6.
What could the poet buy for the boy?
7.
What is the tone of the poem when the boy loses the ball?
8.
What does ‘the harbour’ stand for?
9.
The boy keeps staring at the ball. What does this convey?
10.
Why does the poet decide not to condole the boy?
11.
According to the poet, what is the child learning?
12.
What does a ball cost?
13.
What is the boy playing with?
14.
Name the literary device used in “Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then Merrily over — there it is in the water!”
15.
Who would not intrude the boy?
16.
What was the reaction of the boy at the loss of his ball?
17.
What has the boy lost in the water?
18.
Does the poet condole the boy?
19.
How does the child react at the loss?
20.
Where does the ball go?
