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WorksheetsHighwayman Poem
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
"Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed..." is what type of figurative language?
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
2.
Who dies in this poem?
a)
Bess
b)
The Highwayman
c)
Both of them
d)
Neither of them
3.
The redcoats treat Bess with...
a)
sympathy
b)
care
c)
cold politeness
d)
disrespect
4.
What does the highwayman do for a living?
a)
He owns an inn
b)
He robs people
c)
He cares for horses
d)
He lets Bess do all work; no job for him!
5.
Bess "writhes her hands till her fingers were wet with sweat or blood" what does writhe mean?
a)
dip in oil
b)
keep them very still
c)
try to cut away
d)
twist/turn in a painful way
6.
"His face burned like a brand" is an example of...
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
repitition
7.
When the poem begins, what time of day is it?
a)
nightime
b)
dawn
c)
noon
d)
twilight
8.
What are cobbles?
a)
a dessert
b)
stones used for paving
c)
weapons
d)
a type of shoe for a horse
9.
Who listened secretly to Bess and the highwayman?
a)
Her mother
b)
the landlord
c)
Tim
d)
King George's men
10.
The handle of a sword or dagger is a ...
a)
Rapier
b)
Brandished
c)
Hilt
d)
Galleon
11.
"Tlot, tlot, tlot" is an example of...
a)
imagery
b)
personification
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alusion
12.
In part 2, the redcoats
a)
tie Bess up and place a musket by her chest
b)
torture Bess into giving up the highwayman
c)
use Bess as bait
d)
show her the highwayman's lifeless body
13.
How does Bess warn the highwayman in Part 2
a)
She sends him a letter
b)
She tells he innkeeper
c)
She yells out his name
d)
She shoots herself
14.
When the speaker says, "The hours crawled...." this is an example of:
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
repitition
15.
Back he spurred like a madman...his rapier brandished high. What does brandished mean?
a)
struggling to get free
b)
falling down like a waterfall
c)
shaking in a threatening way
d)
in a joking way
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