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The Highwayman

A Tragic Love Poem…

Is this the Highwayman and Bess? I don’t know, but they look pretty groovy!

The Highwayman By Alfred Noyes Characters –The Highwayman –Bess –Tim the ostler –The landlord –The redcoats Setting –The English countryside –The inn –The inn yard –Night

The Highwayman Part One Part Two

Figurative Language Metaphor (comparison of two things when one is said to be the other) –The moon was a ghostly galleon –The road was a ribbon of moonlight –His eyes were hollows of madness Simile (comparison using like or as) –Burnt like a brand –Hair like moldy hay

Rhythm Alliteration (repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity) –Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed –He whistled a tune to the window and who should be waiting there… Repetition –Riding, riding, riding

Theme Some possible themes for “The Highwayman” might be: –True love never dies –The nature of good and evil –You can’t always judge by appearances

User Friendly Characters –Kevin Neal –Jeremy Neal –Louis (Louise) –Ginny Linke –Chuck Linke

Idioms An idiom is a commonly used expression that is not literally true. “If Chuck catches up with me, I’ll be history. He’s already threatened to rub me out for talking to Ginny. I was so nervous afterward that I completely bombed on my test. It’s all Louis’s fault – he’s making me mess up. As if I didn’t have enough trouble – I’m always striking out with girls because I’m such a brain. If Louis doesn’t knock it off, I’m going to have to pull the plug on him.”

Themes The nature of love The nature of obsession The cost of jealousy

Annabel Lee Characters –The narrator –Annabel Lee Setting –A “kingdom” by the sea –A sepulcher –Night

Figurative Language Metaphor –I was a child and she was a child –And this was the reason that, long ago, in this kingdom by the sea, a wind blew out of a cloud, chilling my beautiful Annabel Lee Simile –none

Rhythm Repetition –In this poem, what sounds are repeated regularly? –What words are repeated?

Echo And Narcissus Retold by Roger Lancelyn Green Characters (describe) –Echo –Narcissus –Aphrodite

Echo and Narcissus Which of the following best fits the myth? How is the theme revealed in the myth? –We can’t love each other when we are too involved with ourselves. –Love is a powerful feeling we experience whether we seek it or not. –The effects of romantic love and self-love can be devastating.

Vocabulary you should know Galleon Claret Rapier Plaiting Wicket Ostler Harry Casement priming Seraph Coveted Dissever Sepulcher Detain Vainly Unrequited Parched intently