Read this excerpt from “casey at the bat” by ernest lawrence thayer. what is the style of this poem?

a) narrative
b) limerick
c) sonnet
d) lyrical

A. Narrative.

Explanation:

The poem "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer exemplifies a narrative style as it depicts a dramatic tale of concluding half-inning of a baseball match to portray the excitement lying deep in sports. Thayer entitles this poem as 'ballad' which means a love song and here the love is the sensational sport of baseball. The poem is categorized as 'narrative' in style as it displays or we may say portrays the story of the final inning of the match full of thrill and buzz. It is also called as the 'ballad of sports' which represents the American culture and its love and affiliation to the sport of baseball is extreme. It illustrates the significance of this sport to American culture and courtesy.

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.