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Chapter 5: The Ball Poem
📖 Poem
Class 10
✍️ John Berryman
NCERT First Flight
📖 Chapter Summary
This poem is about a young boy who loses his ball. The boy is very sad, but the poet says he should not be given a new ball. The loss teaches the boy a valuable lesson about responsibility and loss in life. The poem shows how we lose things as we grow up, and how these losses prepare us for bigger losses.
📖 NCERT Chapter — First Flight
✅ NCERT Exercise Solutions
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Comprehension Check
4 Q
Q1.
What did the boy lose?
Ans: The boy lost his ball.
Q2.
Why is the ball important to the boy?
Ans: It was his first and only ball. It was part of his childhood.
Q3.
What lesson does the poet want to teach?
Ans: Loss is a part of life and must be accepted.
Q4.
Why does the poet say 'I would not intrude on him'?
Ans: The poet wants the boy to learn the lesson on his own.
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Thinking about the Poem
2 Q
Q1.
What is the deeper meaning?
Ans: The poem is about growing up — losses teach us important life lessons.
Q2.
What does the ball symbolise?
Ans: Childhood, innocence, and the things we lose in life.
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Literary Devices
2 Q
Q1.
Identify the symbolism.
Ans: The ball symbolises childhood and innocence.
Q2.
Identify personification.
Ans: The ball represents much more than a toy.
❓ Important Questions
Q1. Why does the poet not want to give the boy a new ball?
Because he wants the boy to learn the value of responsibility and understand loss.
Q2. What is the poem about?
How we learn to accept losses as we grow up.
📄 Previous Year Questions (PYQ)
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Q1. What does the boy feel when he loses his ball?
Sad and hopeless. He experiences grief and helplessness.
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Q2. What is the significance of the ball?
It symbolises childhood, innocence, and losses.
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Q3. What message does the poet give?
Loss is a natural part of life and we must accept it.
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A young boy loses his ball.
एक छोटा लड़का अपनी गेंद खो देता है।
The boy is very sad about losing it.
लड़का गेंद खोने पर बहुत दुखी है।
The poet says we should not give him a new ball.
कवि कहता है कि हमें उसे नई गेंद नहीं देनी चाहिए।
The loss teaches him about responsibility.
यह नुकसान उसे ज़िम्मेदारी सिखाता है।
The poem is about accepting loss in life.
कविता जीवन में नुकसान को स्वीकार करने के बारे में है।
Losses prepare us for bigger losses.
नुकसान हमें बड़े नुकसान के लिए तैयार करते हैं।