The Ball Poem Summary Class 10

Notes for Class 10

Students should read the The Ball Poem Summary Class 10 English provided below prepared based on the NCERT Book for Class 10 English. In the summary, the teacher has provided the gist of the lesson. The students will be able to understand the entire chapter easily. Students should go through all Class 10 English Chapter Summary provided by us on our website.

Class 10 English The Ball Poem Summary

The poet is talking about a little boy who has lost his ball. He was playing with his ball. The ball skipped from his hand and went into the nearby water body. The poet says that this sight of the boy losing his favorite ball made him think about the boy and his reaction to this situation. He further says that the boy was helplessly looking into the water where his ball had gone. He was sad and was trembling with fear. He got so immersed in his sorrow that he kept standing near the harbor for a very long time and kept on looking for his ball. The poet says that he could console him that he may get new balls or he could also give him some money to buy another ball. But he stops himself from doing
so because he thinks that the money may bring a new ball but will not bring the memories and feelings attached to the lost ball. He further says that the time has come for the boy to learn his responsibilities. Here the poet wants to say that now the boy will learn the toughest lesson of life. The lesson of accepting the harsh realities of life that one day we will lose our loved ones and our loved things

Summary in Hindi

कवि एक छोटे लड़के के बारे में बात कर रहा है जिसने अपनी गेंद खो दी है। वह अपनी गेंद से खेल रहा था। गेंद उसके हाथ से छूट गया और पास के जलाशय में चला गया। कवि कहता है कि लड़के की यह दृष्टि अपनी पसंदीदा गेंद को खोने से वह लड़के और इस स्थिति पर उसकी प्रतिक्रिया के बारे में सोचने लगा। वह आगे कहते हैं कि लड़का असहाय होकर उस पानी में देख रहा था जहाँ उसकी गेंद गई थी। वह उदास था और डर से काँपता हुआ। वह अपने दुख में इस कदर डूबा हुआ था कि वह बहुत देर तक बंदरगाह के पास खड़ा रहा लंबे समय तक और अपनी गेंद की तलाश में रहा। कवि कहता है कि वह उसे सांत्वना दे सकता है कि उसे मिल जाए नई गेंदें या वह उसे दूसरी गेंद खरीदने के लिए कुछ पैसे भी दे सकता था। लेकिन वह खुद को करने से रोकता है इसलिए क्योंकि वह सोचता है कि पैसा एक नई गेंद ला सकता है लेकिन यादों और भावनाओं को नहीं लाएगा खोई हुई गेंद से जुड़ा। वह आगे कहते हैं कि समय आ गया है कि लड़के को अपनी जिम्मेदारियां सीखें। यहाँ कवि कहना चाहता है कि अब लड़का जीवन का सबसे कठिन पाठ सीखेगा। का सबक जीवन की कठोर वास्तविकताओं को स्वीकार करते हुए कि एक दिन हम अपने प्रियजनों और अपने प्रियजनों को खो देंगे

The Ball Poem Class 10 English Important Questions

Extracts Based Comprehension Questions:

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’:

Question & Answer

Question. What has happened to the boy?
Ans. 
The boy was very sad as he had lost his ball.

Question. Why does the poet say ‘No use to say – ‘O there are other balls’?
Ans. The poet says so as the loss of the ball is of a major consequence to the boy.

Question. Which word means ‘happily’?
Ans. Merrily means happily.

Question. Where did the ball go?
Ans. The ball went to the water.

Extracts Based Comprehension Questions:

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’:

Question & Answer

Question. What has happened to the boy?
Ans. The boy was very sad as he had lost his ball.

Question. Why does the poet say ‘No use to say – ‘O there are other balls’?
Ans. The poet says so as the loss of the ball is of a major consequence to the boy.

Question. Which word means ‘happily’?
Ans. Merrily means happily.

Question. Where did the ball go?
Ans. The ball went into the water.

Short answer questions

Question. Why does the poet say, “I would not intrude on him”? Why doesn’t he offer him money to buy another ball?
Ans. The poet does not want to intrude so that the boy can get a chance to learn the real truth of life. He has to learn to accept the loss. The loss here means the most important thing or relationship.

Question. “… staring down/All his young days into the harbour where/His ball went …” Do you think the boy has had the ball for a long time? Is it linked to the memories of days when he played with it? 
Ans. Yes we can say that the boy had the ball for a very long time. The line itself describes how the boy recalls those days when he used to play with the ball. The ball was surely linked to some sweet memories of his playing with the ball.

Long Answer Questions

Question. Should the boy be allowed to grieve for his ball? If his loss is irreparable or irretrievable then how should one handle it? What lessons can be learnt?
Ans. Yes, the boy should be allowed to grieve for his ball, as he had that ball for a long time. He had many old memories associated with it since his childhood. Moreover, when a person is trying to come over his grief on his own, then one should not intrude or disturb him as it may break his chain of thoughts and may irritate him. One should have self-consolation, and self -understanding in order to bear the loss. Self-realization and understanding are more effective and lasting than when it is done by an external agency or a person.

Question. How did the boy really react to the loss of the ball or was he fearful of something or someone ……..? Can our attention be directed toward his family and other people? Are there any lessons to be learnt?
Ans. (i) The boy was not fearful of anyone, in fact, he was really upset about the loss of the ball. The ball was valuable for him. He was shocked, remained fixed, trembled with grief staring at the place where the ball had fallen. His family must not have been affected by the loss as a ball is an easily available and inexpensive item. (ii) The loss of the ball teaches a lesson to us. Money is external in the sense that it can give you only outer happiness or pleasure not inner. Money cannot buy the emotions and heavenly virtues. It cannot be linked with old memories. Moreover, self-consolation, realization or  understanding is more effective and lasting than done by an external agency or a person.

Question. Why does the poet say, ‘I would not intrude on him?’ Why doesn’t he offer him money to buy another ball?
Ans. When a person is trying to come over his grief on his own, he is busy making himself understand certain things if then, someone intrudes or disturbs, and his chain of thoughts is broken. It makes him irritated. Moreover, self-consolation, realization or understanding is more effective and lasting than when it is done by an external agency or a person. The poet knows it. So he does not intrude on him. His offer of money to buy another ball is useless for the boy wants the same ball he is attached to and has been playing for a long time. No other ball will be able to take its place.

The Ball Poem Summary Class 10