Question

'The ball poem' figure of speech

Answer 1

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The ball poem is a poem written by John Berrymore.

The ball poem is about a boy who loses his ball and afterwards is seen grieving the loss of his ball.

The ball poem has symbolism as its outstanding figure of speech.

The writer uses the ball as a symbol ,where losing the ball symbolise losing his childhood that the had cherished for long then he lost it unexpectedly. All in all,after the boy lost his ball he had to grief and move on with life.Likewise,after losing his childhood and now hes an adult,the writer says that he has to cope with the situation since life is too short and so meaningful and hard to replace too.

The writer uses the ball as a symbol of the different stages in life that one passes through,and even in the loss of a stage,another one commences,so we must learn to cherish every stage in life.

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Answer 2

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Explanation:

1. This poem by John Berriman teaches us the aftermath of loses something that we dearly love.
2. The whole poem revolves around a little boy who suffers a much-adored object, his ball.
3. You could buy him another ball, but that won't be loved by him as much as he adored and loved his previous possession.
4. The poem reflects on the ball to depict the young boy's innocence, and happy young days, it is a beautiful example of the figure of speech called 'personification'.