Question

I saw it goMerrily bouncing, down the street, and thenMerrily over — there it is in the water!No use to say ‘O there are other balls’:An ultimate shaking grief fixes the boyAs he stands rigid, trembling, staring downAll his young days into the harbour whereHis ball went

Your answer

i. The poet uses the ball as a symbol of the boy’s *

1 point

a) sense of adventure.

b) carefree childhood days.

c) ability to bounce back.

d) extended family.

ii. The poet feels that there is no point consoling the boy as *

1 point

a) it would give him false hope.

b) he might demand for a new ball.

c) it might distress him further.

d) whatever he has lost is irretrievable.

iii. The word ‘harbour’ DOES NOT have a meaning similar to*

1 point

a) port.

b) pier.

c) dock.

d) cargo.

iv. ‘Merrily over — there it is in the water!’ The dash here is meant to convey *

1 point

a) some familiar experience.

b) a feeling of excitement.

c) a sense of unexpected interruption.

d) some thoughtful moments.

v. The word that DOES NOT indicate a physical manifestation of sorrow in the boy, is *

1 point

a) worthless.

b) shaking.

c) trembling.

d) rigid.

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Answer 1

Answer:

(i) The poet uses the ball as a symbol of the boy's ability to bounce back.

(ii)The poet feels that there is no point in consoling the boy as whatever he has lost is irretrievable.

(iii)The word 'harbour' does not have a meaning similar to cargo.

(vi)The dash here is meant to convey some familiar experience.

(v)rigid

Explanation:

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