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Theme Of Casey At The Bat

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Humor is mentioned a couple of times in the story, "Casey at the Bat." Humor is shown in different ways in different stories. In this story Ernest Thayer uses humor to describe Casey's experiences. First, Humor is used when Casey walks up to the plate. Ernest Thayer added in the story, "Five thousand tongues applauded..." This is a type of humorous figurative language. Thayer uses it to show that the spectators in the stands cheered. Also, that the audience was excited that Casey was to bat. They believed that Casey would win the game for the team! Another humorous sentence that is shown in the story is when the umpire said, "Strike one!" One of the spectators in the stands shouted, "Kill him! Kill the umpire!" The spectator

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