From a solid elite New England pedigree family there was a young man name Ernest Lawrence Thayer who had a dream to change the poetry world. Growing up Ernest was pushed to best he can be even though school came easy to him. When he graduated college from Harvard University, he followed his friend from college out to San Francisco to join his friend’s dad’s newspaper company, “Hearst’s Paper “(Author Biography 56). Working at this company Mr. Thayer worked on obituaries, ballad poems, and editorials. On October 8 1915 he watches the World Series game of baseball and then that is when the inspiration struck. Boston shortstop Tim Casey and Philadelphia pitcher Daniel Michael Casey, were the two main inspiration players to create Casey at the Bat (Baseball Almanac). From the poem “Casey at the Bat”, Ernest Thayer demonstrates the theme of how a downfall or failure can happen to any human being no matter if they are normal or the supernatural.
The poem is told in a baseball perspective in the 1880’s. It is known …show more content…
He created a great structure for his three themes, uberensh, success and failure, and pride. Also with all of the great figurative language examples he gives leaves a vivid picture in the reader's head. The overall message that is trying to be pushed out of this American pastime poem is of how a downfall or failure can happen to any human being no matter if they are normal or the supernatural. Another conclusion the summary of Casey at the Bat, people can relate the poem to real life events that has happen to real life superstars. For examples, Dennis Rodman and the mysterious Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson. Did Casey lose his mind or get put on case for murder n, but these are two well-known athletes that have lost all their fame and respect just like Casey the Great. This poem is great for the future of
The poem is told in a baseball perspective in the 1880’s. It is known …show more content…
He created a great structure for his three themes, uberensh, success and failure, and pride. Also with all of the great figurative language examples he gives leaves a vivid picture in the reader's head. The overall message that is trying to be pushed out of this American pastime poem is of how a downfall or failure can happen to any human being no matter if they are normal or the supernatural. Another conclusion the summary of Casey at the Bat, people can relate the poem to real life events that has happen to real life superstars. For examples, Dennis Rodman and the mysterious Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson. Did Casey lose his mind or get put on case for murder n, but these are two well-known athletes that have lost all their fame and respect just like Casey the Great. This poem is great for the future of