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Highwayman Poem

English

6th - 8th Grade

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Highwayman Poem
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

alliteration
simile
metaphor
hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who dies in this poem?

Bess
The Highwayman
Both of them 
Neither of them

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The redcoats treat Bess with...

sympathy
care 
cold politeness
disrespect

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the highwayman do for a living? 

He owns an inn
He robs people
He cares for horses
He lets Bess do all work; no job for him!

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Bess "writhes her hands till her fingers were wet with sweat or blood" what does writhe mean? 

dip in oil  
keep them very still
try to cut away
twist/turn in a painful way

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"His face burned like a brand" is an example of...

simile
metaphor
personification
repitition

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When the poem begins, what time of day is it? 

nightime
dawn
noon
twilight

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

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