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The Highwayman

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The setting of the poem is during the...
a)
Fall
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Winter
2.
A light brown or brownish orange color is...
a)
Claret
b)
Tawny
c)
Cascade
d)
Galleon
3.
The handle of a sword or dagger is a ...
a)
Rapier
b)
Brandished
c)
Hilt
d)
Galleon
4.

"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...

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

imagery

d)

personification

5.

"His hair, like moldy hay", is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

onomatopoeia

6.
Why were the redcoats waiting for the highwayman?
a)
They were in love with Bess.
b)
They wanted him to join their troop.
c)
Bess asked them to protect her.
d)
They wanted to catch the robber.
7.

"Look for me by the moonlight, watch for me by the moonlight, I'll come to you by the moonlight" is an example of...

a)

repetition

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

onomatopoeia

8.
What kind of poem is "The Highwayman?" 
a)
a haiku
b)
a free verse poem
c)
a sonnet
d)
a narrative poem
9.
A narrative poem tells a story. 
a)
True
b)
False
10.
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!
11.
"Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed..." is what type of figurative language? 
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
12.
The redcoats treat Bess with...
a)
sympathy
b)
care 
c)
cold politeness
d)
disrespect
13.

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

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

repetition

14.

When does the poem begin? 

a)

nighttime

b)

dawn

c)

noon

d)

twilight

15.

Who secretly listened to Bess and the highwayman?

a)

Her mother

b)

the landlord

c)

Tim

d)

King George's men

16.

"Tlot, tlot, tlot" is an example of...

a)

imagery

b)

personification

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

allusion

17.

How does Bess warn the highwayman in Part 2

a)

She sends him a letter

b)

She tells the innkeeper

c)

She yells out his name

d)

She shoots herself

18.

When the speaker says, "The hours crawled...." this is an example of:

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

repetition

19.

Match the following literary devices with the correct definitions.

a)

Personification

1.

When an animal or object is given qualities or abilities that only a human can have

b)

Alliteration

2.

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more neighbouring words or syllables

c)

Assonance

3.

When vowel sounds are repeated within phrases or sentences that are close to each other

d)

Metaphor

4.

An implied comparison that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another

e)

Simile

5.

Directly compares two things, usually with the words "like" or "as"