Question

the poet uses the boll as a symbol of the boy​

Answer 1

Answer:

Boll is the rounded seed capsule of plants such as cotton. May be because of its shape he meant it as a boy. (I don't know which poem you're talking about though). plz mention it

Answer 2

Answer:

The writer uses the ball as a symbol ,where losing the ball symbolise losing his childhood that the had characterised for long then he lost it unexpectedly.