1. Written by Alfred Noyes

2. It was a night for love and adventure Setting: a moonlit road hundreds of years ago

3. and a country inn at midnight

4. Add a cast of characters A dashing and daring young highwayman A beautiful young woman

5. A jealous stableman A group of cruel soldiers

6. Predict what could happen when you blend them all together in one narrative poem. A poem which is written to tell a story. It has a plot, characters, setting, and theme.

7. This story is based on a true story the author heard while vacationing in the British Isles. Some highwaymen were considered heroes by the Scots because the robbers often shared money with the poor.

8. You must hear the poem read out loud to feel the galloping rhythms the author purposefully placed in the stanzas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2CFM4 ev-g8 Loreena McKennit Page 247 in your literature book