The Highwayman Comprehension

What technique is used in this line:

“The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoiea

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What technique is used in this line:

"The highwayman came riding—

Riding—riding—"

• Hyperbole

• Repetition

• Personification

• Metaphor

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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 technique is used in this line:

"tlot-tlot, in the frosty silence! Tlot-tlot, in the echoing night!"

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

In part 2, the redcoats...

• forgive the Highwayman

• torture Bess into giving up the Highwayman. 

• take Bess away to use as bait. 

• show her the Highwayman's lifeless body. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

" I'm after a prize tonight, but if they press me sharply and harry me through the day..look for me by moonlight."
The Highway Man does what to survive?

• Sews

• Ostler for the Landlord

• A thief

• is a redcoat

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

How does Bess warn the highwayman in Part 2? 

• She sends him a letter.

• She tells he innkeeper.

• She yells out his name.

• She shoots herself.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Why were the redcoats waiting for the highwayman?

• They were in love with Bess.

• They wanted him to join their troop.

• Bess asked them to protect her.

• They wanted to catch the robber.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What kind of poem is "The Highwayman?" 

• a haiku

• a free verse poem

• a sonnet

• a narrative poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Who dies in this poem?

• Bess

• The Highwayman

• Both of them 

• Neither of them

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the main theme of 'The Highwayman'?

• Love and sacrifice

• War and peace

• Friendship and loyalty

• Greed and betrayal

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5