Discussion Question 1 Prompt After Readingthe Pitcher By Robert Francis, Consider How The Poem Itself

Discussion Question 1 Prompt After readingThe Pitcher by Robert Francis, consider how the poem itself works the way a good pitcher does
Which lines illustrate what they describe?  Answer Robert FrancisThe Pitcher delivers to the reader just as a major league pitcher delivers to the batter
Francis uses fine description to force the reader to visualize the actions of a pitcher and reflect on his or her motivation and purpose
The Pitcher dives deep into the mind of a baseball pitcher and how it varies from any other position player
Francis focuses heavily on the deceptive nature that a pitcher must play with
He describes in depth the mental battle of anticipation and reaction that goes on between a pitcher and a batter
His passion how to avoid the obvious, His technique how to vary the avoidance
(Francis 648)
This line goes in depth concerning the pitch selection versus pitch anticipation that a pitcher and batter go through
Francis goes on to highlight how a pitchers mission and mindset varies from every other player on the field as his or her actions are meant to be misunderstood instead of properly anticipated
The others throw to be comprehended
He throws to be a moment misunderstood
(Francis 648)
This line invokes an image of a shortstop throwing a runner out at first base where both thrower and receiver need to be on the same page as opposed to a batter guessing fastball when the pitcher is throwing curve
Francis description of the battle that occurs between pitcher and batter at every throw is very deep
The description has tones of Sun Tzus The Art of War in its deep dive into the deceptive nature of a successful pitcher
It does well to contrast pitcher from position player
The descriptive nature of this poem invokes strong visualization in the reader
Work Cited Francis, Robert
 The Pitcher
The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature, edited by Michael Meyer and D Quentin Miller, 12th ed
, Bedford/St
Martins 2020, p
648
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