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Close Read-Casey at the Bat
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Poetry
Couplet
n: A form of literature, created according to some pattern of recurrence
A genre or type of writing that has a special rhythm and can include rhyme.
n: A stanza consisting of two
successive lines of verse,
usually rhymed.
Two lines of poetry that rhyme and have a similar rhythm.
Day 1
Verse
n: A unit, or part, of poetry such as a stanza or line.
Melancholy
n: a gloomy state of mind, especially
when habitual or prolonged;
depression.
n: extremely sad; depressed.
Day 2
Stanza
Despised
Poetry: Casey at the Bat
n: A recurring grouping of two or more verse lines in terms of length, and often rhyme.
A group of lines that act like paragraphs to separate ideas in a poem.
v: to regard with disgust
v: to greatly dislike.
Vocabulary
Rhythm
Defiance
n: The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
A pattern that creates a beat, like in a song.
n: a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
n: to refuse to give in
Rhyme
Fraud
n: deceit for the purpose of profit or gaining an unfair advantage
n: a large lie to get what you want
n: Identical or similar recurring vowel sounds in the stressed syllables of two or more words.
Two or more words that sound (not always look) like they share the same word part (the vowel and after)
Day 3
After the second stanza, what is the feeling in the crowd? Use evidence from the text to support your response.
Partner A, then partner B
In stanza three, what in the text tells you whether the crowd has confidence in Flynn and Jimmie Blake?
After the third stanza, has the feeling in the crowd changed? If so, how? Use evidence from the text to support your response.
Share your response with your partner.
After the fifth stanza, has the feeling in the crowd changed? If so, how? Use evidence from the text support your response.
Share your response with your partner.
After the seventh stanza, how is Casey responding and reacting to what's happening at this point in the game?
How is the crowd responding and reacting to what's happening at this point in the game?
The crowd was feeling ________________. I know this because the text says __________________.