WorksheetsThe Highwayman
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The powder used to ignite a charge
a)
casement
b)
priming
c)
harry
d)
galleon
2.
A synonym to braiding
a)
plaiting
b)
riding
c)
sniggering
d)
harrying
3.
A window that opens outward on hinges
a)
rapier hilt
b)
claret
c)
moor
d)
casement
4.
To twist the body about or squirm, as in pain, or with violent effort
a)
torrent
b)
sniggering
c)
writhing
d)
jesting
5.
A phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem
a)
refrain
b)
galleon
c)
claret
d)
torrent
6.
What were highwayman known for?
a)
Robbing trains
b)
Robbing stagecoaches
c)
Giving money to the rich
d)
Taking care of horses
7.
What is the setting of the poem?
a)
In Colonial America in the 1700s
b)
In England in the 1900s
c)
In Colonial America in the 1800s
d)
In England in the 1700s
8.
What are the Moors?
a)
King George's soldiers
b)
Elite Highwaymen
c)
Mossy, grassy area surrounding the inn
d)
Poets who lived in England in the 1700s
9.
"The Highwayman" is a narrative poem. What makes "The Highwayman" a narrative poem?
a)
The poem tells a story.
b)
The poem has a lot of repetition.
c)
The poem serves as a ghost story.
d)
There are numerous examples of figurative language in the poem.
10.
Which of the following would NOT be used to describe the poem?
a)
A satire
b)
A ghost story
c)
A tragedy
d)
A romance
11.
The redcoats arrive at the inn just before nightfall. Which of the following answers does NOT belong?
a)
dusk
b)
twilight
c)
noon
d)
sunset
12.
Bess was plaiting a red ribbon into her long, black hair when the Highwayman arrives in stanza 3. Red can symbolize all of the following EXCEPT...
a)
Passion
b)
Calmness
c)
Blood
d)
Love
13.
Who most likely informed the redcoats that the Highwayman would be coming back to the inn?
a)
Bess
b)
Bess's Father
c)
Tim
d)
The Landlord
14.
Which word would NOT describe King George's men?
a)
Evil
b)
Hard-hearted
c)
Humorous
d)
Malicious
15.
How long after her last encounter with the Highwayman does Bess sacrifice herself for him?
a)
The next night
b)
Later that same night
c)
The next morning
d)
The next day at dusk
16.
Which of the following lines from the poem symbolizes how Bess will be forced to watch her lover be murdered?
a)
"And hell at one dark window..."
b)
"Now keep good watch..."
c)
"And the blood of her veins...throbbed to her love's refrain"
d)
"Her eyes grew
17.
What would be considered the climax of the poem?
a)
When the Highwayman is shot down
b)
When Tim overhears the Highwayman telling his plans to Bess
c)
When Bess shoots herself to warn the Highwayman
d)
When the Redcoats arrive at the inn
18.
Which of the following lines best implies that the tragedy of the Highwayman and Bess has become a ghost story?
a)
"The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees..."
b)
"And still of a winter's night, they say, when the wind is in the trees..."
c)
"There was death at every window; And hell at one dark window..."
d)
"The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas..."
19.
What type of figurative language is the following line: "The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor..."
a)
Metaphor
b)
Allusion
c)
Alliteration
d)
Simile
20.
What type of figurative language is the following line: "Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed in the dark..."
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Allusion
c)
Repetion
d)
Alliteration
21.
What type of figurative language is the following: "...she loosened her hair in the casement....As the black cascade of perfume came tumbling over..."
a)
Simile
b)
Allusion
c)
Alliteration
d)
Hyperbole
22.
What type of figurative language is the following: "Then look for me by moonlight/Watch for me by moonlight/I'll come to thee by moonlight..."
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Repetition
d)
Imagery
23.
What type of figurative language is the following: "...his hair like moldy hay..."
a)
Simile
b)
Imagery
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
24.
What type of figurative language is the following: "With the white road smoking behind him..."
a)
Allusion
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
25.
What type of figurative language does the author use to show the Highwayman is approaching the ambush set up by the Redcoats?
a)
Personification
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
Onomatopoeia
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