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The Highwayman Part One

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Alfred Noyes: “The Highwayman" ~ a romantic ballad poem first published August 1906

This story is included in my short story unit for middle school students. Its use of figurative language and narrative techniques make it a perfect fit to discuss these ideas both in-person and during hybrid learning.

Background Information
0:50 ~ Poem’s Title: what comes to mind?
1:50 ~ Ballads ~ Narrative Poetry vs. Limerick techniques
2:25 ~ Highwayman equipment and background information
3:55 ~ A target rich environment; travel distances 18th century vs. today
5:30 ~ Alfred Noyes and the inspiration for “The Highwayman”
6:43 ~ Setting: Bagshot Heath (Drawing Inferences)

Part One of “The Highwayman”
6:55 ~ Stanza I ~ Exposition: setting and figurative language
9:45 ~ Stanza II ~ Exposition: Highwayman
10:30 ~ Stanza III ~ Exposition: Bess & a motif
11:23 ~ Stanza IV ~ Inciting Event & Rising Action
12:45 ~ Stanza V ~ Rising Action ~ The Highwayman’s Plan
13:30 ~ Stanza VI ~ Rising Action ~ A Farewell

14:15 ~ Predictions for Part Two

PDF: https://lincolnprep.wildapricot.org/resources/Reading%20Selections%20for%20Reading%20Competion/The%20Highwayman.pdf
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