Casey at the Bat

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.7.1

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

• Personification
• Simile
• Alliteration
• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the setting of the poem?

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

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CCSS.RL.7.3

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.7.3

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.7.2

Which line in this poem best shows the reader that Casey was arrogant or superior?

• “Defiance flashed in Casey’s eye, a sneer curled Casey’s lip.”

• "He pounds with cruel violence his bat upon the plate."

• "And when responding to the cheers, he lightly doffed his hat."

• "And Casey stood a watching it in haughty grandeur there."

In the poem, "there went up a muffle roar like the beating of the storm waves" is an example of which type of figurative language?

• metaphor

• alliteration

• simile

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

"5,000 tongues applauded..." is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Hyberbole

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4