Casey at the Bat

This poem is a _____ poem.

• Narrative

• Sonnet

• Lyric

• Ballad

What does the crowd expect Casey to do?

• Hit a home run
• Strike out
• Argue with the umpire
• Bunt the ball 

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

When Casey steps up to the bat, he is ____.

• Angry
• Confident
• Nervous
• Scornful

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

"deep despair" is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Personification
• Simile
• Alliteration
• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the setting of the poem?

• Casey
• Baseball field 
• Mudville
• Don't be so cocky 

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What is the conflict of the story?

• Casey is too confident
• The Mudville team is losing the game
• Casey strikes out 
• The umpire is being unfair

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

"the score stood" is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Hyperbole
• Personification
• Alliteration
• Simile

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

When the first two pitches were called strikes, anger was aimed at____. 

• Casey
• The pitcher
• The opposing team
• The umpire

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

"there went up a muffled roar like the beating of the storm waves" is an example of what figurative language?

• Alliteration
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Personification 

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the theme of the story?

• Being over confident can be dangerous
• Practice makes perfect
• Don't be mean to others
• Look both ways before you cross the street

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2