http://www.baseball-almanac.com/poetry/po_base.shtml Meter How he teeters, skitters, tingles, teases,crowd him, crowd him Delicate, delicate, delicate, delicate What is it about? What is the main idea or theme?
On the surface it is about stealing bases,
but it could also be about daring to do things, daring to take risks.
What is the author saying about daring to take risks?
Why do you think so?
What can you find in the poem to support your thinking?
Read by the poet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI2eB_1A-z8
Example of a base stealer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck0cq1Rqip0
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