Casey at the Bat Poetry Analysis

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Rhyme scheme in each stanza?

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AABB

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Line 34: 'Like the beating of the storm-waves on a stern and distant shore;'

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simile

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Line 36: 'And it's likely they'd have killed him had not Casey raised his hand.' What figurative language do the underlined words represent?

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alliteration

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'Casey at the Bat' is a ...

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narrative poem

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Character traits of Casey in the poem:

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proud and arrogant

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Best summary of the fourth stanza:

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Flynn and Blake did well at bat, leaving Flynn on third and Blake on second.

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Stanza 1's role in the story plot?

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Sets the mood and atmosphere.

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Line showing crowd's belief in Casey's ability:

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all of these

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Theme of 'Casey at the Bat':

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Every game has a winner and a loser; some you win, some you lose.

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Reason for writing the poem:

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entertain baseball fans and lovers of the sport