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English · 2026 · 3 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 3 · Set 1 · Q8
How does the line 'people will take balls, balls will be lost always', justify that material losses are necessary for emotional growth and to…
How does the line 'people will take balls, balls will be lost always', justify that material losses are necessary for emotional growth and to understand the harsh realities of life ? (The Ball Poem)
Official answer
through the ball, the poet symbolizes materialistic things
made them to understand how to bear with loss and stand up / fight the
circumstances.
one has to become responsible
material gains can’t substitute emotional losses
learns the epistemology of loss
money is external
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