The Highwayman

The powder used to ignite a charge

• casement
• priming
• harry
• galleon

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A synonym to braiding

• plaiting
• riding
• sniggering
• harrying

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A window that opens outward on hinges

• rapier hilt
• claret
• moor
• casement

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

To twist the body about or squirm, as in pain, or with violent effort

• torrent
• sniggering
• writhing
• jesting

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem

• refrain
• galleon
• claret
• torrent

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What were highwayman known for?

• Robbing trains
• Robbing stagecoaches
• Giving money to the rich
• Taking care of horses

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the setting of the poem?

• In Colonial America in the 1700s

• In England in the 1900s

• In Colonial America in the 1800s

• In England in the 1700s

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What are the Moors?

• King George's soldiers
• Elite Highwaymen
• Mossy, grassy area surrounding the inn
• Poets who lived in England in the 1700s

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

"The Highwayman" is a narrative poem.  What makes "The Highwayman" a narrative poem?

• The poem tells a story.
• The poem has a lot of repetition.
• The poem serves as a ghost story.
• There are numerous examples of figurative language in the poem.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which of the following would NOT be used to describe the poem?

• A satire
• A ghost story
• A tragedy
• A romance

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5