1. The Highwayman

2. The Highwayman Read pg 246. Answer these questions:
What is a narrative poem?
What is the setting of this poem?
Who are the characters?
Go over the answers together. Read the white box, “Background” together and discuss.

3. The Highwayman Write down these vocabulary words.
Go through the poem, and, using the footnotes, define each of these words:
galleon 6. ostler
claret 7. harry
rapier hilt casement
plaiting priming
wicket

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Let’s find out what the story is in this narrative poem.
Watch this version of the poem:
This version does not include the fact that the soldiers tie Bess up with a loaded musket. Add that after the video and discuss the poem’s plot.

5. The Highwayman Jot down a QUICK summary of the poem.
Share your summary with the class.

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There is a lot more to a narrative poem than just the story. Let’s discover the rhythm and figures of speech contained in this narrative.
Get out your Poetry Vocabulary and Definitions list.
This is where you can find a copy of the list:
Poetry Terms and Definitions

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Using your list, be prepared to tell me what these figures of speech ‘look’ like. If you can give me an example, that would be GREAT!
metaphor 4. personification
simile 5. onamatopeia
alliteration
Have students put a star next to these figures of speech on their lists.

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Follow along in your book while the narrator reads the poem. Listen for the ‘beat’ of the poem. What does it remind you of?
Watch for the figures of speech. A hint to help you look is to look more closely at the lines that seem to have more meaning than meets the eye.
Listen to The Highway Man here.

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Can you identify the figures of speech in this copy of the poem? Click on the link to view the webpage.
Scroll over the highlighted words to see what figure of speech they represent.

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With a partner, find the following figures of speech in Part 2 of the poem:
metaphor
personification
alliteration
onomatopeia
simile

11. The Highwayman Go to page numbers 254 and 255 in your textbook.
Do the following exercises:
pg. 254 – Reading Check :Part 1 of the poem is done for you. Make a sequence chart for Part 2.
pg. 254 – Questions 1-5
pg. 255 – Copy down and finish the Figure of Speech chart.