Casey at the Bat
Casey at the Bat
Jackie Robinson
Vocabulary
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What is narrative fiction poem
Narrative style in literature refers to the storyteller or the narrator in a piece of writing,
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How does the crowd feel about Casey?
They think he is a star player.
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Branch Rickey's choice of African American ballplayer had to be able to
What is stand up in the face of persecution and not fightback
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Guessing what may happen
Define speculating
100
Wisely;in a clever way
What does shrewdly mean?
200
The setting of the poem
What is a baseball park ?
200
What is the mood of the crowd at the baseball game?
Excited
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A way to identify a selection as autobiography
What is the writer uses first person?
200
A suggestion intended to insult
What is an insinuation?
200
To get revenge.
What does retaliate mean?
300
Why is Casey's turn at bat is important?
What is if he strikes out his team loses?
300
What word describes Casey's attitude when he comes to the plate?
Confident
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The year Jackie was born?
What is 1919?
300
To take advantage of
What is the meaning of capitalize?
300
Disappointment, loss of hope.
What is disillusionment?
400
What did the author mean when they said Cooney and Flynn died at second?
What is they were out.
400
Which line illustrates the usage of repetition to emphasize
For Casey, mighty Casey was advancing to the bat.
400
The reason why Branch Rickey asked if Jackie had a girl
Branch said that there were times when a man needed a woman by his side, he needed the support of his wife.
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A forceful, convincing manner of speaking
What does eloquence mean?
400
A story of a person's life written by or told by that person.
What is autobiography?
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What can the reader infer based off of the crowd waiting for Casey to get to the bat?
That Casey is a great ball player.
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A group of lines that form a unit within a poem.
What is a stanza?
500
Why was it important for Jackie to turn the other cheek?
So he could maintain dignity and avoid racial tension
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Open to all races and groups
What does integrated mean?
500
A story of a person's life told by someone else.
What is a biography?
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