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WorksheetsThe Highwayman
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 11mins
"A French cocked hat, a bunch of lace at his chin, a coat of claret velvet, breeches of fine doe-skin, boots up to his thigh, jeweled sky" is...
simile
metaphor
imagery
personification
"His hair, like moldy hay", is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
onomatopoeia
"Look for me by the moonlight, watch for me by the moonlight, I'll come to you by the moonlight" is an example of...
repetition
simile
personification
onomatopoeia
"His face burned like a brand" is an example of...
simile
metaphor
personification
repetition
When does the poem begin?
nighttime
dawn
noon
twilight
Who secretly listened to Bess and the highwayman?
Her mother
the landlord
Tim
King George's men
"Tlot, tlot, tlot" is an example of...
imagery
personification
onomatopoeia
allusion
How does Bess warn the highwayman in Part 2
She sends him a letter
She tells the innkeeper
She yells out his name
She shoots herself
When the speaker says, "The hours crawled...." this is an example of:
simile
metaphor
personification
repetition
Match the following literary devices with the correct definitions.
Personification
When an animal or object is given qualities or abilities that only a human can have
Alliteration
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more neighbouring words or syllables
Assonance
When vowel sounds are repeated within phrases or sentences that are close to each other
Metaphor
An implied comparison that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another
Simile
Directly compares two things, usually with the words "like" or "as"
