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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 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

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 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