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.
0:00 ~ Previously on “The Highwayman”
Part Two
0:45 ~ Stanza I ~ Rising Action ~ Motif ~ The Ribbon
1:55 ~ A Complication
2:15 ~ King George Challenge: Which of the six Georges was this set during? (Hint: it is not King Author)
2:43 ~ Stanza II ~ in which a trap is set
4:27 ~ Stanza III ~ “Keep good watch” ~ the long wait
4:50 ~ Stanza IV ~ “Stretched and strained in the darkness”
5:13 ~ Stanza V ~ “The road lay bare in the moonlight”
Building Towards the Climax
5:40 ~ Stanza VI ~ “Over the brow of the hill, the highwayman came riding”
6:50 ~ Prediction before the story unfolds
7:13 ~ “The Highwayman” performed by Loreena McKennitt (The Book of Secrets)
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.
0:00 ~ Previously on “The Highwayman”
Part Two
0:45 ~ Stanza I ~ Rising Action ~ Motif ~ The Ribbon
1:55 ~ A Complication
2:15 ~ King George Challenge: Which of the six Georges was this set during? (Hint: it is not King Author)
2:43 ~ Stanza II ~ in which a trap is set
4:27 ~ Stanza III ~ “Keep good watch” ~ the long wait
4:50 ~ Stanza IV ~ “Stretched and strained in the darkness”
5:13 ~ Stanza V ~ “The road lay bare in the moonlight”
Building Towards the Climax
5:40 ~ Stanza VI ~ “Over the brow of the hill, the highwayman came riding”
6:50 ~ Prediction before the story unfolds
7:13 ~ “The Highwayman” performed by Loreena McKennitt (The Book of Secrets)
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