Poet john Berryman was born on

25 October and died on 7

January 1972. He writes on the
basic natural behaviour of
humans.
Central idea:
Setting: The street, harbour and
Once we lose a thing then we
water
know about its importance.
Also, money cannot buy
everything we need. The poet tells us about an
incident in an eye grasping and
attractive way.

The Ball Poem

Characters: Boy (whose ball is
lost)-innocent and grief Poetic devices: repetition and
metaphor

Conflict: New words:

The money brings a twist in poem A Dime- ten cents (U.S.)
and tells us that all things cannot Epistemology- epistemology is
be taken from money. the study of the nature of
knowledge itself.

Critical appreciation:
The poet john tells that a
boy lost his ball, the boy
also remembered his young
days and then he realises his
responsibilities and that
money is external. The ball
is a metaphor for everything
that we think is
irreplaceable in our lives.
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