"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!" 1. What is the boy lost and how? 2. What is the boy's state of mind? 3. Who is 'I' in this stanza? What did 'I' see? 4. What is the significance of repetition of the word ' What'? 5. Why has the poet used the word'merrily' twice in the stanza? Poem-THE BALL POEM