Show:
Characters
Plot
Inferences
Figurative Language
vocabulary/poetic sounds
100
The antagonist of the poem who tips off the soldiers as to where to find the robber
Who is Tim the ostler?
100
by moonlight
When does the Highwayman tell Bess to watch for him?
100
because Tim overhears the plot to rob the stagecoach
How do we know Tim told the Redcoats?
100
Tim was "dumb as a dog"
What is a simile?
100
the type of sword the highwayman carries
What is a rapier?
200
The character who takes her own life to save someone else
Who is Bess. the landlord's daughter?
200
Bess shoots herself
How does Bess warn the highwayman?
200
because the highwayman goes to the window and whistles for her instead of going to the front door
How do we know their relationship was a secret?
200
"the HOURS CRAWLED by like years"
What is personification?
200
a large sailing ship
What is a galleon?
300
They tie Bess up with a musket aimed at her chest
Who are King George's men (the Redcoats/the British army)?
300
the yellow gold
What will the highwayman return with?
300
because he is one man, with one gun, and one sword
How do we know the highwayman wanted to die? (didn't care if he died?) or... How do we know the highwayman will die?
300
"The moon was a ghostly galleon, tossed upon the cloudy seas"
What is a metaphor?
300
the color of red wine
What is claret?
400
A handsome thief
Who is the Highwayman?
400
the following morning at dawn
When did the highwayman find out Bess was dead?
400
because she "strove no more for the rest" the "trigger at least was hers"
How do we know Bess plans to shoot herself?
400
"jeweled sky"
What is a metaphor?
400
tlot tlot
What is onomatopoeia?
500
The landlord of the inn
Who is Bess's father?
500
The highwayman is shot down on the highway
How does the highwayman die?
500
because it says that Tim loved the landlord's daughter
How do we know he is jealous? Why do we think it was Tim who told the Recoats?
500
"Her face was like a light"
What is a simile?
500
"over the Cobbles he Clattered and Clashed"
What is alliteration?