The Poem 'Casey At The Bat'

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The Poem “Casey At The Bat” is a poem with hidden deep meaning. At first look it might seem like a baseball story but when you look deeply you will realize it is a life lesson. The narrator is unclear. Written in third person and describing what is going on. This creates a huge amount of imagery throughout the poem. For example, “There was Casey’s Manner as he stopped into his place.” This gives a clear picture in the reader's head. The poem also uses literary devices to give the poem its feeling. For example, “There was a muffled roar like the beating of the storm waves.” This is showing how people were upset but not fully yelling kind of like waves during a storm and how they hit a certain times. This metaphor, like most metaphors, was also