Question

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! No use to say – ‘O there are other balls’: (a) What has happened to the boy?(b) Why does the poet say ‘No use to say – ‘O there are other balls’?(c) Which word means ‘happily’?(d) Where did the ball go?​

Answer 1

Answer:

(a) The boy lost his ball.

(b) The poet understands the emotional bond the boy has with the ball. Therefore he knows that the lost ball is irreplaceable.

(c) Merrily

(d) The ball went into the water in the harbour