Humor In The Poem 'Casey At The Bat'

The author of "Casey At The Bat" uses humor to describe Casey's experiences. He uses this all through out the story. one example is when the poem says." Then while the writing pitcher ground the ball into his hip defiance flashed in Casey's eye a sneer curled Casey's lip and now the leather covered sphere came hurtling through the air and Casey stood watching close by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded speed "that ain't my style" said Casey strike one the umpire said. this is humorous because he his acting all big and bad waiting for the right pitch."
The next humorous thing the author uses in the poem is. " Kill him! Kill the umpire" shouted someone in the stand. " that is humorous because the person in the stands is really not going to kill the umpire he just said that because he is really mad and he thought it was not a strike. Another humorous thing he uses is. With a smile of christian charity great Casey"s visage shone he stilled the rising tumult he bade the game go on he signaled to the pitcher and once more the dun sphere flew but Casey still ignored and the umpire said, "strike two". This is a humorous because he still has not hit the ball yet and the crowd is getting mad. The last and final example is. Oh some where in this favoured land the sun is shinning bright the band is playing some where and some where hearts are light and some where men are laughing and some where children shout but there is no joy in mudville-mighty Casey has struck out. This is humorous because he was talking all that smack and then someone shut him up by striking him out. In conclusion these are the reasons why these are the examples why the author uses humorous things to descibe Casey.