The setting: England, 1700s, an old inn on the moors.
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Who is the antagonist?
Tim, the ostler is the story's villain.
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Fill in the gaps:
The ___________was a ghostly ______________
_______________upon cloudy ______________.
Moon galleon tossed seas
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What is a love knot?
A type of ribbon decoration that symbolises true love for a sweetheart.
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What is the resolution?
The highwayman and Bess are "reunited" as ghosts.
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Who are the villains in the story?
Tim the ostler and the redcoats are considered the ___________(s) of the story.
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Where is the inn located?
On the moors.
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What is the point of view used in this poem?
The third person (limited).
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What is a cascade?
A steep fall of water.
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What is the falling action?
The red coats kill the highwayman
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Who is the protagonist of this story?
The Highwayman.
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List three details of the Highwayman's description.
A French cocked hat on his forehead,
A bunch of lace at his chin,
A coat of the claret velvet,
Breeches of fine doe-skin
Boots that were up to his thigh
A rapier and the rapier hilt
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Name a possible theme for this poem.
Love
Courage
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What is a plait?
Plaiting a dark red love knot into her long black hair.
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What is the climax?
Bess shoots herself.
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Who are King George's men?
The redcoat soldiers who uphold the law.
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Why was the moor purple?
Covered in heather
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Define theme
It is the main idea in a text. Themes often explore timeless and universal ideas (like those of life, society and human nature) and may be implied rather than stated explicitly
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What is a wicket?
A small door or gate leading into the stables.
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What is the rising action?
The redcoats come and tie up Bess.
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Who is Bess?
The land lord's daughter.
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When is this poem set? What time period?
In the 1700s (or 1770, or Revolutionary War period).
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What happens in the last two stanzas of the poem?
The poet tells us that when there is a full moon on a blustery winter's night, Bess and the highwayman's ghosts can be seen meeting each other at Bess's window.