Read the excerpt below from the poem “Casey at the Bat” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer and answer the question that follows. Ten thousand eyes were on him as he rubbed his hands with dirt;Five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt.Then while the writhing pitcher ground the ball into his hip,Defiance gleamed in Casey’s eye, a sneer curled Casey’s lip. Source: Thayer, Ernest Lawrence. “Casey at the Bat.” Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation, n.d. Web. 24 June 2011. Which technique is the author using in this stanza?
The stanza uses imagery by describing details readers can picture and sense: Casey rubs dirt on his hands, the crowd applauds, and the pitcher grinds the ball into his hip. These sights, sounds, and actions help create a vivid scene. The passage does not rely mainly on a comparison using “like” or “as,” repeated initial sounds, or sound-imitating words.
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