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Casey at the Bat and Poetry Terms
Casey at the Bat and Poetry Terms
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3. What is the rhyme scheme in each stanza?
ABCB
ABAB
ABBA
AABB
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4. How does stanza 1 contribute to the development of the plot?
Stanza 1 describes the complications that will arise later.
Stanza 1 introduces important characters.
Stanza 1 creates suspense that builds towards the climax.
Stanza 1 includes the exposition and sets the mood.
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12. “And it’s likely they’d HAVE killed HIM HAD not Casey raised HIS HAND.” – All of the words in CAPS include are?
assonance
consonance
alliteration
onomatopoeia
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1. “Casey at the Bat” is a …
sonnet
free verse poem.
limerick.
narrative poem.
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6. What sound device is used in all of these words? beating, storm, stern, distant-hint the "t" sound is being repeated
onomatopoeia
assonance
alliteration
consonance
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11. “He POUNDS with cruel vengeance his bat UPON the PLATE; All of the words written in CAPS include which device?
assonance
onomatopoeia
consonance
alliteration
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14. Line 16: “There was Blakey safe at second, and Flynn a-huggin’ third.” – Which words in this line contain assonance?
Blakey, third
Blakey, safe
Blakey, Flynn
Flynn, safe
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15. Which of these statements is a theme of “Casey at the Bat”?
If your team is losing a game, it’s a good idea to leave early.
The team with the most talent always wins.
all of these
Every game has a winner and a loser; some you win, some you lose.
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2. What is the setting of the poem?
Chicago stadium
Union soccer park
Miami baseball park
Mudville baseball park
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8. What is the climax of the poem?
Casey swings his bat and the air is shattered by the force of Casey's blow.
Casey came up to bat.
The Mudville team loses the championship game and their season ends.
There is no joy in Mudville.
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10. From line 18, the words rumble and rattle contain which of the following?
alliteration and onomatopoeia
simile and onomatopoeia
partial rhyme and end rhyme
internal rhyme and alliteration
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5. Like the beating of the storm-waves on a stern and distant shore. This line contains which figurative language?
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
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9. What is the resolution of the poem?
The Mudville baseball team won the championship.
Casey comes up to bat.
The Mudville team is losing their game and it's the last inning.
Casey struck out and there is no joy in Mudville.
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13. Lines 11 and 12 end with the words sat and bat. These two words make which type of rhyme?
partial rhyme
complete rhyme
incomplete rhyme
internal rhyme
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16. Why did the author likely write this poem?
To describe what winning a big game feels like.
To entertain baseball fans and those who love the sport.
To encourage people to go to baseball games.
To explain to people how to play baseball.
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7. Which line of the poem shows that the crowd believed in Casey’s ability?
And they knew that Casey wouldn’t let that ball go by again.
all of these
Five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt;
”We’d put up even money now, with Casey at the bat.”
