Poetic meaning

•Denotation: "As they conjured escapes, outdoing double plays." Conjured means to perform tricks where things seem to appear or disappear by magic. Yusef is wanting the reader to really see that they were very skilled with their plays.

•Voice: the speakers voice is very descriptive and detailed.

•Speaker: third person omniscient.

•Tone: the speaker is describing the way that teenagers relieve stress by playing a game of baseball.