Stanza3 : “I would not intrude on him;
A dime, another ball, is worthless.
Now He senses first responsibility
In a world of possessions. People will take
Balls, balls will be lost always, little boy.
a. Who is ‘I’ in the stanza? What does he mean by ‘intruding’?
b. Why doesn’t ‘I’ wish to intrude on ‘him’?
c. Why does the poet think it will be useless to offer the boy another ball?
d. Explain ‘He senses first responsibility’.
e. What does ‘In a world of possessions’ mean?
f. What advice does ‘I’ give to the little boy in the last line?
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Main Points of the Poem