What is the purpose of the first stanza of the poem?
How would you describe the player named Flynn in the poem?
Read these two lines from the poem:
He stilled the rising tumult; he bade the game go on
But one scornful look from Casey and the audience was awed.
What can be concluded about Casey based on these two lines?
When Casey is at bat, what happens the FIRST time the pitcher throws the ball?
Why does the audience call “Fraud!” when the umpire calls the second strike?
What does the word "preceded" most nearly mean in the following line?
But Flynn preceded Casey, as did also Jimmy Blake...
Why did the poet end the second to last stanza with the words, “And now the air is shattered with the force of Casey’s blow?”
Read the following line from the poem:
And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same,
A pall-like silence fell upon the patrons of the game.
The underlined part of the quote is an example of a:
What did the author actually mean when he wrote that "Cooney died at first"?
What message or lesson was the author trying to teach readers? Use text evidence to support your answer.