Casey At The Bat
In the poem, Casey at the Bat, the author, Ernest L. Thayer, uses humorous technique. The poem uses many humorous phrases to describe the story. Here are 3 examples of humor.
First of all, one example of humor in the poem is,"when Cooney died at first". This means Cooney was out before he reached first base, it doesn't mean he actually died in the game. Another example of humor in the poem is,"Five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt". That means five thousand people were cheering for him, and not tongues. The final example in the poem is,"the air was shattered by the force of Casey's bat". This means that Casey swung with all his might hoping for a home run, and he misses.
This shows that the author uses a humorous
First of all, one example of humor in the poem is,"when Cooney died at first". This means Cooney was out before he reached first base, it doesn't mean he actually died in the game. Another example of humor in the poem is,"Five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt". That means five thousand people were cheering for him, and not tongues. The final example in the poem is,"the air was shattered by the force of Casey's bat". This means that Casey swung with all his might hoping for a home run, and he misses.
This shows that the author uses a humorous