Answer the following question.
1. ) What does the boy mean by the phrase 'For it is in giving that we
receive'?
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Answer:
when we give , we believe we are helping someone or something else and its true . we make a difference by offering time , money or energy, to whatever cause or individual we support. But equally true( but too often recognized)we receive as well. Think of the last time you did something nice for someone
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INTRODUCTION
I’m this poem John Berryman tells us about our reactions at some material loss. A boy loses a ball in the water. He is Very upset at the loss of the gall. A ball does not cost much.lt is not even difficult to buy a new ball. But the poet wants the `child to Understand that losing things is a common thing of life.
Plot/ Theme / Central Idea of the Lesson/ Literary Analysis of The Ball Poem/ Main Idea
Central Idea of the Poem
‘The Ball Poem’ looks like a simple story of a young boy losing his ball. The boy is severely upset over the loss. Normally, it may seem like a great overreaction. Children lose things like their toys and balls quite often. Usually, no fuss should be made about such a small thing. But the ball seems to be symbolising the poet’s childhood. The boy becoming an adult loses his childhood. He was clinging onto his childhood for so long. The poet accepts the changes in his life. Although he is still suffering yet he is learning to move on from his fleeting childhood. The true theme of the poem is that we should cherish every moment of life. Life is really very short. The poet realises that it is very difficult to deal with the loss but it must be done. We should move on as there is no use in wasting precious time and life.
stands for the lost childhood and the harbour stands for the vastness of life. It will not serve any purpose to remind him that the ball costs just a dime and is worth nothing.
3. Recovering from the Loss: But there comes a change in his mood and thinking. He realises that in this world the loss is the part of the game. He must take such losses in life in his stride. Achievements will follow losses in life. And a thing that is lost once can’t be retrieved or brought back. Money can’t buy the lost childhood, the lost dreams and the lost feelings back. Money is external to such losses.
4. Standing Up: The poet gives a message of hope and encouragement. Ultimately, he comes out of his depression and hopelessness. He has to learn how he should stand up to bear the loss. The theme of the poem is that life is precious and should not be wasted. Life has to be lived. And life can be lived purposefully and fruitfully only when we stand up and come out of depression.
Main Points of the Poem
The young boy lost his ball.
He was playing and saw the ball bouncing down the street.
Then, in the end, the ball fell down into the water and lost forever.
The boy sees everything happening before his eyes but he is helpless.
He only stands there helplessly moaning at the loss of the ball.
The loss of the ball may appear to be an ordinary incident.
It seems that boys lose such balls many times while they are playing.
The boy should not make a fuss over it.
The loss of ball is symbolic. It has a deeper meaning.
The loss of the ball is the loss of childhood and the loss of his dreams. And if it is lost, it never comes back again.
Similarly, we can’t console the child that he can have another ball.
Actually, he is sad that the ball he has lost can’t be brought back.
The innocent childhood that he has lost can’t be replaced or bought back with money.
Wealth can’t buy life and time.
Ultimately, a change comes in the grieving boy.
He comes to know that losing is a part of life.
The loss must not break his spirits.
There is no use of grieving over what has been lost.
He must stand up to face such losses with courage and determination.
Life has to be lived and not wasted in grieving and mourning over the losses suffered in the past.
DETAILED SUMMARY in Hindi – The Ball Poem
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