Question

(ii) What is the boy now, who has lost his ball,
What, what is he to do? I saw it go Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then Merrily over — there it is in the water!
(a) Name the poet.
(b) What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza?
(c) What does ‘merrily’ mean here?
(d) Name the poetic device used in line 3.

Answer 1

Answer:

HEY BUDDY !!!!!!!

Explanation:

(a) The boy was very sad as he had lost his ball.

(b) The poet says so as the loss of the ball is of a major consequence to the boy.

(c) Merrily means happily.

(d) The ball went to the water.