Question

Answer the following question in 40 - 50 words:

In ‘The Ball Poem’, the poet asserts, ‘A dime, another ball, is worthless’, though material possessions can be easily replaced. Justify.

Answer 1

The poet says a dime or another ball is worthless because material things can be replaced, but the emotions attached to them cannot. The boy’s grief is not just for the lost ball but for the loss of childhood innocence and responsibility.