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How is the lost ball the metaphor of lost childhood of the boy?

How is the lost ball the metaphor of lost childhood of the boy?

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  1. In the poem,  The Ball Poem, the lost ball is a symbol for lost childhood because it depicts innocence, attachment and something which if gone never returns back. The poet believes that childhood and its innocence cannot be bought with money. It is something that a person often thinks of and becomes sad.

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