The Highwayman

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
• Bess loves Tim the ostler, but he does not love her

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

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

• stagecoach is late

• horse goes lame

• redcoats/the law harass him

• stagecoach is not carrying gold

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

• "His eyes were follows of madness, his hair like moldy hay"
• "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"
• "The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor"

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

"The HIghwayman" is classified as a...

• narrative poem
• epic poem
• novel
• short story

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

Who is the author of "The Highwayman"?

• Alfred Noyes

• John Yeats

• Dr. Seuss

• Shel Silverstein

"The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas..." is an example of...

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

The setting of the poem is...

• English countryside 1700s
• English city 1600s
• American suburbs early 2000s 
• Ireland 1900s

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

"Tlot-tlot; tlot-tlot! Had they heard it? The horse hoofs ringing clear;" is an example of...

• onomatopoeia

• idiom

• metaphor

• allusion

"Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed..." is an example of...

• alliteration

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

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

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• repetition