5. The Ball
Poem (John Berryman)
Very Short Type
Q-Ans.
1. Who is the poet of ‘The Ball Poem’?
Ans. John Berryman
2. What does the poet see?
Ans. He saw the ball
going into the water
3. Who loses his ball?
Ans. The boy
4. What is worthless for the boy?
Ans. Another ball
5. What kind of a world it is?
Ans. A world of
materialism
6. What does the poet say about this world is made of?
Ans. The world is
made of possessions
7. What does the poet say about money?
Ans. Money is
external
8. Which days does the boy remember?
Ans. His young days
9. What is the boy learning?
Ans. The meaning of
loss
10. Where has the boy lost his ball?
Ans. In the water
11. How are the boy’s eyes?
Ans. Desperate