Figurative Language
Coonie died at first
What is a hyperbole
Mighty Casey has struck out
What is the resolution
Died at first
What/who is Cooney and Burrows
Between the 7th and 8th inning
Rhyme scheme of the poem
What is aabb
Sickly Silence
What is Alliteration
In the final inning of the ball game, the Mudville nine trail two to four with two outs.
The conflict/problem
Who proceeded Casey
Who is Blake and Jimmy Blake
The position between second and third base
What is the short stop
Structure of the poem
Flynn a-hugging third
What is an idiom
The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Mudville nine
What is the exposition
There went up a muffled roar
What/who are the spectators
The song people sing during the 7th inning stretch
What is "Take Me out to the Ball Park"
Structure of the stanzas
What is a quatrain poem
Five thousand tongues applauded
What is personification
...and the umpire said strike two
What is the rising action
"Strike Two"
What/who is the umpire
When the ball is fair and goes beyond the outfield
What is a home run
What does "Mighty Casey" imply?
What is that he will win the game
There went up a muffled roar, like the beating of the storm waves on a stern and distant shore
What is a simile
But there is no joy in Mudville - mighty Casey has struck out!
What is the Climax
"Kill him! Kill the umpire!"
What/who was someone in the stands
When the ball is hit to the far left or right of the infield
What is a foul ball
The author of the poem
Who is Ernest Lawrence Thayer