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  1. Poonam Sharma
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    The boy is now mature. After losing his ball, he learnt a new lesson of the life i.e. we lose things some day which we possess. Hence the boy has learnt to face the reality and move on. Read summary of this poem.

    The boy is now mature. After losing his ball, he learnt a new lesson of the life i.e. we lose things some day which we possess. Hence the boy has learnt to face the reality and move on.

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    Athar

    Seeing the young boy depressed and still after losing his ball, the poet becomes sad. He wishes to buy him a new ball but it seems to be useless because the young boy had an attachment with the ball. The poet cannot buy that attachment with money. The poet also feels that though the boy is sad, he hRead more

    Seeing the young boy depressed and still after losing his ball, the poet becomes sad. He wishes to buy him a new ball but it seems to be useless because the young boy had an attachment with the ball. The poet cannot buy that attachment with money. The poet also feels that though the boy is sad, he has learned a new lesson that will help him move on in the future.

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    Athar

    The poet says, "I would not intrude on him" i.e. he will not buy the young boy a new ball because the boy has formed an emotional attachment with the ball which he lost. The poet thinks that it will be useless to buy a new ball. Money can buy balls but not emotions. Read summary of this poem.

    The poet says, “I would not intrude on him” i.e. he will not buy the young boy a new ball because the boy has formed an emotional attachment with the ball which he lost. The poet thinks that it will be useless to buy a new ball. Money can buy balls but not emotions.

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    The poem The Ball Poem is appealing i.e. interesting because it talks about a very important topic i.e. morality. Nothing remains with us permanently whether it is our friends and families or our material things or our childhood or youth. Everything is lost one day. Hence we should learn to face sucRead more

    The poem The Ball Poem is appealing i.e. interesting because it talks about a very important topic i.e. morality. Nothing remains with us permanently whether it is our friends and families or our material things or our childhood or youth. Everything is lost one day. Hence we should learn to face such situations and then move on.

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    Athar

    The poet becomes sad and wishes to buy the young boy a new ball. However, he also feels that it is good for the boy. He has learned a new lesson i.e. we lose our possessions someday. Thus we should not be hopeless. Instead, we should hope for a better future and move on. Read summary of this poem.

    The poet becomes sad and wishes to buy the young boy a new ball. However, he also feels that it is good for the boy. He has learned a new lesson i.e. we lose our possessions someday. Thus we should not be hopeless. Instead, we should hope for a better future and move on.

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    The boy becomes depressed and sad. He stands there with making any movement. The memories of the ball haunt his mind and he is grief-stricken. Read summary of this poem.

    The boy becomes depressed and sad. He stands there with making any movement. The memories of the ball haunt his mind and he is grief-stricken.

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    By the phrase "money is external", the poet means that it can buy world and worldly/materialistic things. However it cannot buy emotions, attachment, love, childhood etc. Once these things are lost, they are lost forever and will never come back. Read summary of this poem.

    By the phrase “money is external”, the poet means that it can buy world and worldly/materialistic things. However it cannot buy emotions, attachment, love, childhood etc. Once these things are lost, they are lost forever and will never come back.

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    Athar

    The poet says that balls will be lost always. Balls here means the things which we possess and love a lot. According to the poet, these things will not remain with us forever. One day we will lose them like the boy lost his ball. Read summary of this poem.

    The poet says that balls will be lost always. Balls here means the things which we possess and love a lot. According to the poet, these things will not remain with us forever. One day we will lose them like the boy lost his ball.

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    The boy is learning a new lesson of life i.e. what we possess today will not remain with us forever. The loss of the things which we possess will make us sad and sorrowful. However, we should learn to move on and remain hopeful for a better future. Read summary of this poem.

    The boy is learning a new lesson of life i.e. what we possess today will not remain with us forever. The loss of the things which we possess will make us sad and sorrowful. However, we should learn to move on and remain hopeful for a better future.

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