People
What did the author write this poem?
a. To entertain baseball fans and those who love the sport.
b. To encourage people to go to baseball games.
c. To describe what winning a big game feels like.
d. To explain to people how to play baseball.
a. To entertain baseball fans and those who love the sport.
Look at your poem-Which sentence best summarizes the third stanza of the poem?
a. Casey will get a chance to bat after all.
b. Flynn and Blake did surprisingly well at bat, leaving Flynn on third and Blake on second.
c. The fans went nuts when they realized that Casey was up to bat next.
d. Flynn and Blake were both very weak players, and the crowd doubted their
abilities to make it on base.
b. Flynn and Blake did surprisingly well at bat, leaving Flynn on third and Blake on second.
Which of these statements is a theme of “Casey at the Bat”?
a. Every game has a winner and a loser; some you win, some you lose.
b. The team with the most talent always wins.
c. If your team is losing a game, it’s a good idea to leave early.
d. all of these
a. Every game has a winner and a loser; some you win, some you lose
Words whose sounds imitate their meaning, like woof, crash, or bang.
Onomatopoeia
Which line of the poem showed that the crowd believed in Casey's ability?
a. ”We’d put up even money now, with Casey at the bat.”
b. Five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt;
c. And they knew that Casey wouldn’t let that ball go by again.
d. all of these
D. All of these
“Casey at the Bat” is a …
a. free verse poem.
b. limerick.
c. sonnet.
d. narrative poem.
d. narrative poem.
If a story about kitten going on an adventure is set in outer space, what kind of effect is the setting going to have on the story?
Answers may vary, but the kitten's adventure is similar, even if the setting changes to be a forest, a city, or a farm.
The repetition of the same consonant sounds among words (not limited to initial sounds)
Consonance
"All mammals named Sam must be clammy."
(M)
What character traits describe Casey?
a. athletic and modest
b. proud and arrogant
c. careless and lazy
d. tall and handsome
B- proud and arrogant
There was ease in Casey’s manner as he stepped into his place;
There was pride in Casey’s bearing and a smile lit Casey’s face.
The author’s repeated use of the /s/ sound is ________________.
a. alliteration
b. onomatopoeia
c. consonance
d. assonance
c. consonance
Variations
Rhymes at the end of lines.
End rhyme
"Yes it's true, I am a cat
I love to purr, and catch that gnat."