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Unit 6 Lesson 12 &13 (12.1&13.1)

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Amplify Unit 6 lessons 12.1 and 13.1 comprehension questions "Casey at the Bat".
Comprehension Check to be used during lesson 13
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Question 1
1.

What is a stanza?

Question 2
2.
(answer in number form not word form)

"Casey at the Bat," is organized into_______ stanzas.
Question 3
3.
(answer in number form not word form)

Each stanza in "Casey at the Bat," is made up of _______ lines each.
Question 4
4.

List all of the pairs of rhyming words in the poem’s first stanza.

Type each pair of rhymes with a / between them. List as many pairs as you can find in stanza 1.
(Example response: cat/bat tall/ball toy/boy)

Question 5
5.

Who is the poem's main character?
(Respond by rephrasing the question in your answer.
You must respond in a complete sentence.)

Question 6
6.

What sport does Casey play?

Question 7
7.

Which stanza informs the reader about the number of players on the Mudville team?

Question 8
8.

Why do the fans want Casey to come up to bat?

Question 9
9.

Select a line from the poem that supports your answer to #3.

A straggling few got up to go in deep despair. The rest
Clung to the hope which springs eternal in the human breast;
They thought, “If only Casey could but get a whack at that—
We’d put up even money now, with Casey at the bat.”

But Flynn preceded Casey, as did also Jimmy Blake,
And the former was a hoodoo, while the latter was a cake;
So upon that stricken multitude grim melancholy sat,
For there seemed but little chance of Casey getting to the bat.
Question 10
10.

At the end of the poem, how did the fans feel about the way Casey played?

Question 11
11.

In your own words describe what happens when Casey finally comes up to bat.

Question 12
12.

What point of view is "Casey at the Bat" told from?