by BlastRoom
Analyze sound, rhythm, hyperbole, tone, and speaker in Thayer's ballad.
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In “Close by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded sped—,” which device links “batsman” and “ball”?
In “It rumbled through the valley, it rattled in the dell,” which device is created by “rumbled” and “rattled”?
In “The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play,” what device links “score,” “four,” and “more”?
In “And Casey stood a-watching it in haughty grandeur there,” which device do “watching” and “haughty” create?
In “his teeth are clenched in hate,” which device do the final sounds of “clenched” and “hate” create?
The first stanza uses end words “day,” “play,” “same,” and “game.” What rhyme scheme does that create?
In “Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; / The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,” which pair creates end rhyme?
How does the poem's steady beat affect the scene as Casey walks to bat?
In “And now the pitcher holds the ball, and now he lets it go,” what does repeating “and now” do to the rhythm?
In “And Blake, the much despised, tore the cover off the ball,” what does the exaggeration accomplish?
In “And now the air is shattered by the force of Casey's blow,” what does the exaggeration accomplish?
In “It pounded on the mountain and recoiled upon the flat,” what does the exaggeration accomplish?
In “And it's likely they'd have killed him had not Casey raised his hand,” what does the exaggeration show?
In “great Casey's visage shone,” who is praising Casey's grand appearance?
When the speaker says “Fraud!” cried the maddened thousands, what feeling does the speaker show in the crowd?
In “No stranger in the crowd could doubt 'twas Casey at the bat,” what does the speaker suggest about Casey?
At the ending, “there is no joy in Mudville” shows the speaker feels what about Casey's strikeout?
How does the mood shift from “The outlook wasn't brilliant” to “mighty Casey has struck out”?
In “But Flynn let drive a single, to the wonderment of all,” what turn begins?
In “The sneer is gone from Casey's lip, his teeth are clenched in hate,” what turn happens?
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