DF+HBP+Baseball

In this poem competition is shown through the game of baseball. The game is seen through the eyes and emotions of the fans as the two teams battle it out. By doing this the author wants to make you feel as though you were in the stands watching the game with your own eyes. The author shows us the rising emotions of the fans as they are hope that Casey has an opportunity to win the game. This gives the poem another sense of competition, urgency, tension, it creates anticipation of will Casey win the game for us or not? However, when Casey strikes out and the game is lost the author shows the disappointment and sadness of the fans. As the the author put it "Their was no joy in Mudville that day".