‘The Highwayman” is considered to be a narrative poem because it is about two people in love with each other. This poem starts out with a highwayman visiting his love Bess at her father’s inn. He’s on the move so he only has time for one kiss. He promises that he’ll be back by the next night at the latest. The next evening‚ instead of the highwayman‚ some British soldiers show up. They drink a bunch of beer‚ they tie up Bess‚ and then they wait at the windows to shoot the highwayman when he comes
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The Highwayman is a poem about a young highway man in love with the innkeeper’s daughter‚ Bess. Tim‚ the stable-man‚ is also in love with Bess and is jealous of the mysterious unnamed man. Tim calls King George’s men to kill the highway man. To warn him that the men were after him‚ Bess killed herself. After learning of her death‚ he tried to take revenge on the men. Sadly‚ he was shot and killed on the highway. It says in the end of the poem though that on cold bittersweet nights‚ the lovers’ spirits
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learn about the poetic devices used in this poem The Highwayman. The poet’s name is Alfred Noyes. The poem is about a robber and a spy that both liked a girl and they spy told the redcoats where he is going. Then the red coats used the woman as bait and she shot herself. I think in the poem is a masterpiece because it has a lot of poetic devices and really descriptive. The poetic device rhyme is a common one this is a sentences from The Highwayman‚ The wind was torrent of darkness among the gusty
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with Bess because her love is the highwayman. I envy every moment they spend together and that’s very often. I can tell when he’s present by his movement on the cobblestones‚ the whip on the shutters and his rhythmical whistling. I needed him gone if I ever was to spend any time with Bess. I knew my opportunity was coming when I over heard him talking to Bess about returning when the moon bright. Part Two Everyone believes that the highwayman was careless enough to have King
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language is a big part of the reader’s understanding of a poem. The poem‚ “The Highwayman” is by Alfred Noyes and he uses some figurative language in his poem to explain more detail. The poem is about a thief and a woman falling in love. The thief is a wanted man and the king heard about the couple. He sent soldiers to capture the woman and set a trap for the thief to catch him. During it all‚ the woman decided that the only way to warn the highwayman‚ or thief‚ about the soldiers trying to catch him is
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The Highwayman in Tim’s View As I am cleaning out the stables‚ I notice my love Bess‚ the landlord’s daughter plaiting a dark red love knot into her long black hair. She is waiting for someone by the window‚ but I need not guess who. For the Highwayman comes riding to the inn‚ knocking on the shutters with his whip. The shutters remain closed‚ until he whistles a tune to the window. I knew that he did not see me‚ but I could see him. With his French cocked hat‚ his coat of claret velvet‚ and leather
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The Highwayman Analysis Through literary devices such as imagery and figurative language‚ Alfred Noyes displays that the theme of the poem‚ “The Highwayman”‚ is love. In the poem‚ “The Highwayman”‚ by Alfred Noyes‚ a highwayman is in love with the landlord’s daughter named Bess. A jealous old ostler named Tim reported their love to King George and Bess’ and the highwayman’s relationship took a dramatic turn which demonstrated just how much they love each other. Love is conveyed through imagery of
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In the poems The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes and Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the short story‚ Echo and Narcissus by Roger Lancelyn Green‚ and the painting Dante and Beatrice by Henry Holiday‚ the central ideas and theme is mainly the power of love and its consequences. The poem The Highwayman best exemplifies the theme of love‚ for Bess and her love had sacrificed their own lives for each other. In the poem‚ The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes‚ he expresses love as powerful and long-lasting. The
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your soul and makes you feel their love. You can use many things in your poem to create a lot of tension. The poet Alfred Noyes is very good at making his poetry stand out to you. He is also very good at making his poetry have a lot of tension. In the poem ‘The Highwayman’ he uses many sound devices to create this tension. Another thing that creates the tension in the poem is the punctuation‚ how he is making you read the poem. Some examples of sound devices that he uses are alliteration‚ onimonipea
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ever read the poem The Highwayman? I have‚ I think it is a masterpiece poem. It has so many poetic devices in it. The poem is written by a guy named Alfred Noyes. The poem is about a highwayman that is in love with a beautiful girl‚ Bess. He leaves the home to steal gold. When he is gone‚ the Redcoats come into the home and tie up Bess. She decides she would kill herself before she have to see her lover die. After she kills herself‚ the highwayman gets killed by the Redcoats.This poem is filled with
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