Highwayman

Which of the following best replaces the word “casement” as it is used in the passage?

• handcuffs
• window
• binding
• display

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which piece of text evidence best supports your answer to the previous question?
(Casement = Window)

•  “She twisted her hands behind her; but all the knots held good!”
• “They had tied her up to attention with many a sniggering jest”
• “The tip of one finger touched it…Up, she stood up to attention”
• “For Bess could see…the road that he would ride”

Which of the following best describes the figurative language used in the sentence, “His eyes were hollows of madness, his hair like moldy hay”?

• Idiom & metaphor
• Metaphor & simile
• Imagery & simile
• Imagery & idiom

What is the effect of the metaphor “When the moon is a ghastly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas”?

• The metaphor of the moon as a ship shows how smoothly the highwayman rides
• The metaphor of the moon as a ship reveals how the road is difficult to see and dangerous
• By comparing the moon to a ship sailing in the sea, the author creates an eerie setting
• By comparing the moon to a ship sailing in the sea, the author an ironic mood

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.5

Which of the following best describes the effect of the alliteration in the line, “Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed in the dark in yard”?

• The alliteration helps the reader picture the scene
• The alliteration  foreshadows that the highwayman is riding his horse too roughly
• The alliteration adds to the sound of the ballad, helping the reader hear the highwayman approaching on the horse
• The alliteration reveals the angry tone of the author, shown through the harsh “C” sounds.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

Identify the type of figurative language used in the following line, “He spurred to the west; he did not know who stood”.

• Rhyme
• Idiom
• Pun
• Assonance

Which of the following best describes the figurative language in the following line, “They stretched and strained in the darkness, and the hours crawled by like years”.

• Metaphor & personification
• Alliteration, assonance, & hyperbole
• Hyperbole & personification
• Alliteration, personification & simile

What type of poem is The Highwayman?

• Ballad
• Sonnet
• Limerick
• Haiku

The first stanza is an example of a:

• triplet
• quatrain
• cinquain
• sestet