Casey at Bat

Which of the following best states a theme in the text?

• Too much pride can lead to failure.

• Fame is not worth the responsibilities it comes with.

• Athletes have more fame and power than they deserve.

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How does the figurative language in stanza 5 contribute to the mood of the poem?

Then from 5,000 throats and more there rose a lusty yell;

It rumbled through the valley, it rattled in the dell;

It knocked upon the mountain and recoiled upon the flat,

For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat.

• The metaphor of the mountain reveals Casey’s immense size and creates a fearful mood.

• The personification of the crowd’s intense reaction creates a terrifying mood.

• The hyperbole describing the crowd’s excited reaction creates a mood of anticipation.

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Read lines 21–28 of the poem. How does Casey probably feel when he first steps up to bat?

There was ease in Casey’s manner as he stepped into his place;

There was pride in Casey’s bearing and a smile on Casey’s face.

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

No stranger in the crowd could doubt ’twas Casey at the bat.

Ten thousand eyes were on him as he rubbed his hands with dirt;

Five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt.

Then while the writhing pitcher ground the ball into his hip,

Defiance gleamed in Casey’s eye, a sneer curled Casey’s lip.

• confident

• shy

• worried

• exhausted

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What is the main idea of this poem?

• The people of Mudville think that Casey will lose the baseball game for his team, and Casey does lose the game.

• The people of Mudville think that Casey will lose the baseball game for his team, but Casey wins the game instead.

• The people of Mudville are sure that Casey will win the baseball game for his team, and Casey does win the game.

• The people of Mudville are sure that Casey will win the baseball game for his team, but Casey loses the game instead

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In the first half of the poem, the poet uses many similar phrases like “Casey at the bat” (line 8, line 24), “Casey getting to the bat” (line 12), and “Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat” (line 20).

Why might the poet have used such similar phrases over and over?

• to show the reader that Casey is a very good baseball player

• to suggest that the people watching the game do not want Casey to bat

• to build anticipation and excite the reader about Casey coming to bat

• to hint that Casey often bats during baseball games

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Select the examples of the author's use of imagery. Choose 2 answers

• "they thought if only Casey could get a whack at that - "

• "five thousand tongues applauded"

• "he signaled to the pitcher"

• "the gladden multitude went up a joyous yell it rumbled… it rattled… rebounded”

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What is the significance of the author's repetition of the word somewhere in the last stanza?

Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright

The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,

And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;

But there is no joy in Mudville—mighty Casey has struck out.

• it places emphasis on the idea that there was a winning game but that it was not by the Mudville Nine

• it is meant to encourage the team to try harder to win next time

• it places emphasis on Casey being the reason for the team not winning

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How does the mood of the poem shift from the beginning to the end?

• At the beginning the mood is hopeful, but once Casey comes to bat the fans become hopeless. By the end, there is a mood of excitement and fulfillment.

• The poem remains hopeful throughout the whole poem.

• At the beginning the mood is hopeless, but once Casey comes to bat the mood shifts to excitement. By the end of the poem, there is a mood of disappointment and resentment.

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