Question

why didn't the poet console him? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

The boy was too shocked and grief striken to listen to anyone.

Answer 2

Answer:

The poet says "I will not intrude on him" because the boy, for the first time in his life, experiences the grief of losing a much loved possession-his ball. He does not want to disturb the boy as he wants him to feel what it is like to lose something. The poet wants him to be able to cope with his loss.

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