Vocabulary
Patrons means...
People who attend a sporting event, movie, restaurant, etc.
In the first half of the poem, the poet uses repetition 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). Select two reasons why the poet might have used repetition.
1.to make the reader get excited about Casey coming to bat
2. to suggest that the crowd was excited for Casey to come to bat
From who's point of view is the poem being spoken?
The narrator; a character outside the story.
What is the setting of the poem?
A baseball field during a game
Plot means...
The events that occcur in the beginning, middle, and end of a story; includes the conflict and resolution.
Theme means...
The lesson, message, or moral of the story; what the author is trying to teach you about life.
Sneer means...
To make a mean face
Which lines from the poem include an example of simile?
What does it show?
“From the benches, black with people, there went up a muffled roar, Like the beating of the storm-waves on a stern and distant shore;” (lines 33–34)
the loudness of the people in the crowd
Who is Casey? Describe them using evidence.
Casey is a haughty, arrogant baseball player and his overconfidence costs him and his team the game.
"Mudville" is...
The name of the town the Casey's team plays for.
Why was the crowd described as a "stricken multitude of grim melancholy"?
"For there seemed but little chance of Casey getting to the bat."
What major conflict contributes to the theme?
Casey is overconfident and strikes out.
Haughty means...
Acting like you're better than others; pretentious
Which phrase from the poem includes an example of metaphor?
Oh, somewhere in this favoured 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.
"Hearts are light," line 50
In your opinion, what is Casey’s biggest character flaw?
In my opinion, Casey's biggest character flaw is...
In your opinion, if the setting was present day how would it be different?
Open Response
In your opinion, what is the most important event that contributes to the plot?
In my opinion, the most important event that contributes to the plot is...
In your opinion, what lesson should Casey be taught?
In my opinion, Casey should be taught...
Melancholy means...
Sad, or gloomy; despair
And now the leather-covered sphere came hurtling through the air, line 29
What is the meaning of hurtling as it is used in these lines?
Speeding
How does Casey react when going up to bat?
Evidence from stanza 6
In stanza 5 what "rumbled through the valley, rattled in the dell, pounded on the mountain and recoiled up the flat"?
The "lusty yell" that rose from the throats of five thousand fans in the crowd when Casey advanced to bat.
How does the event that occurs in lines 17–20 contribute to the plot of the poem?
The event emphasizes the excitement of the crowd.
They are sad and silient when he is not at bat, and when he gets up to bat their cheer wildly boosting his ego.
Tumult means...
A loud, disorderly noise caused by a group of people
Why does the poet repeat "And" again and again throughout the entire poem?
To contribute to the rising action, create excitement, establish the mood/feeling for the reader, note the events in order
How does Casey contirbute to the plot of the story?
Casey's haughty attitude causes him to strike out, which causes his team to lose the game and disapoints the crowd.
Stanza 13 repeats the word "somewhere" again and again. What does the author mean by "somewhere"?
"Somewhere" refers to a place where there IS joy, the place where the winning team is from and where fans are celebrating their win; not Mudville.
What events occur in stanzas 8, 10, and 12 that lead to the theme?
Casey strikes out once, twice, three times! And realizes he should have been less arrogant and more careful.
The theme of the poem is...
Support the theme with a relevant detail (line).
The theme of the poem is...
There are consequences to your actions.
Overconfidence can cost you.
Stay humble.