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THE HIGHWAYMAN

THE HIGHWAYMAN. Open up your December document. On google drive: Scroll down to the bottom of your Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout work. Write today’s date and “The Highwayman”. Getting Started. READ: Gentleman of the Road – page 256

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THE HIGHWAYMAN

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  1. THE HIGHWAYMAN

  2. Open up your December document • On google drive: • Scroll down to the bottom of your Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout work. • Write today’s date and “The Highwayman”

  3. Getting Started • READ: Gentleman of the Road – page 256 • LIST: 3 reasons some people viewed Highwaymen in a positive manner even though they were criminals. • ANALYZE: The TONE of the author in “Gentleman of the Road”. Which word best describes the author’s attitude toward highwayman: angry, sympathetic, silly, sad, approving.

  4. So . .. • Read the poem with me. Answer the following questions on your google drive document, December. • Who can tell me what happened in the story. • Who can figure out HOW the redcoats (cops) found out that the highwayman was due to come back to Bess? • How is the Highwayman like another character we have read about this year (hint: think Outsiders)?

  5. The SOUNDS of poetry • List 3 examples of alliteration. Be sure to include the LINE NUMBER for each example. • List 2 examples of repetition. Be sure to include the LINE NUMBER for each example. • List 2 examples of end rhyme. Be sure to include the LINE NUMBERS for each example. • List 1 examples of onomatopoeia. Be sure to include the LINE NUMBER for each example.

  6. SIMILE AND METAPHOR FILL IN THE MISSING WORD OR PHRASE. WRITE WHETHER THE PHRASE IS S SIMILE OR A METAPHOR • Line 1: The wind is compared to a torrent of darkness.Metaphor • Line 3: The road is compared to_______________________________________ • Line 12: The stars in the sky are compared to________________________________________ • Line 21: Tim’s eyes are compared to __________________________________________ • Line 21: Tim’s hair is compared to __________________________________________

  7. THE Tone and mood OF POETRY • Which of the following is the best word to describe the author’s TONE in “The Highwayman”? • Angry • Silly • Romantic • Sympathetic • Use at least 2 quotes from the poem that shows you this tone.

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