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It’s not plot. ;-)It’s not plot. ;-)

The HighwaymanThe Highwayman

A Tragic Love Poem…A Tragic Love Poem…

Is this the Highwayman and Bess?Is this the Highwayman and Bess?

• I don’t know, but they look pretty groovy!

The HighwaymanThe Highwayman

• By Alfred Noyes• Characters

– The Highwayman– Bess– Tim the ostler– The landlord– The redcoats

• Setting– The English

countryside– The inn– The inn yard– Night

The HighwaymanThe Highwayman

• Part One • Part Two

Figurative LanguageFigurative 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

RhythmRhythm

• 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, riding

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• 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

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• Characters– Kevin Neal– Jeremy Neal– Louis (Louise)– Ginny Linke– Chuck Linke

IdiomsIdioms• 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.”

ThemesThemes

• The nature of love

• The nature of obsession

• The cost of jealousy

Annabel LeeAnnabel Lee

• Characters– The narrator– Annabel Lee

• Setting– A “kingdom” by the

sea– A sepulcher– Night

Figurative LanguageFigurative 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

RhythmRhythm

• Repetition– In this poem, what sounds are repeated

regularly? – What words are repeated?

Echo And NarcissusEcho And Narcissus

• Retold by Roger Lancelyn Green

• Characters (describe)– Echo– Narcissus– Aphrodite

Echo and NarcissusEcho and Narcissus

• Which of the following best fits the myth? How is the 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 knowVocabulary you should know

• Galleon• Claret• Rapier• Plaiting• Wicket• Ostler• Harry• Casement• priming

• Seraph • Coveted• Dissever• Sepulcher• Detain• Vainly• Unrequited• Parched• intently