Highwayman Poem

"Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed..." is what type of figurative language? 

• alliteration
• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Who dies in this poem?

• Bess
• The Highwayman
• Both of them 
• Neither of them

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The redcoats treat Bess with...

• sympathy
• care 
• cold politeness
• disrespect

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What does the highwayman do for a living? 

• He owns an inn
• He robs people
• He cares for horses
• He lets Bess do all work; no job for him!

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.12

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Bess "writhes her hands till her fingers were wet with sweat or blood" what does writhe mean? 

• dip in oil  
• keep them very still
• try to cut away
• twist/turn in a painful way

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"His face burned like a brand" is an example of...

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• repitition

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When the poem begins, what time of day is it? 

• nightime
• dawn
• noon
• twilight

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

What are cobbles? 

• a dessert
• stones used for paving
• weapons
• a type of shoe for a horse

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Who listened secretly to Bess and the highwayman?

• Her mother
• the landlord
• Tim
• King George's men

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The handle of a sword or dagger is a ...

• Rapier
• Brandished
• Hilt
• Galleon

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A