Read this excerpt from "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer. What is the style of this poem? It looked extremely rocky for the Mudville nine that day: The score stood four to six with just an inning left to play; And so, when Cooney died at first, and Burrows did the same, A pallor wreathed the features of the patrons of the game. A. narrative B. limerick C. sonnet D. lyrical

Narrative! <3

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.