"The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes

In part 1, we learn that -

• the highwayman and Bess are secretly married
• Tim the ostler loves the landlord's daughter, Bess
• the highwayman is not really a thief

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In part 1, the highwayman plans to return to Bess before daylight unless the - 

• stagecoach is not carrying gold
• horse goes lame
• redcoats harass him

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The redcoats probably learn of the highwayman's plans from - 

• Bess
• Tim the ostler
• the innkeeper

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Which of the following lines best illustrates the poem's setting?

• "The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor"
• "He's a French cocked hat on his forehead, a bunch of lace at his chin."
• "Plaiting a dark red love knot into her long black hair"

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"The Highwayman" is classified as a...

• narrative poem
• epic poem
• novel

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The author of "The Highwayman" is?

• Alfred Noyes
• John Yeats
• Dr. Seuess

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What type of figurative language is this? 
"The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas..."

• simile
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia

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The setting of the poem is...

• English countryside 1700s
• English city 1600s
• American suburbs early 2000s 

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What type of figurative language is this? 
"Tlot-tlot; tlot-tlot! Had they heard it? The horse hoofs ringin clear;"

• onomatopoeia
• alliteration
• metaphor

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What type of figurative language is this?  "Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed..."

• alliteration
• simile
• metaphor

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