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Analysing stanzas one and two of 'The Highwayman'

I can analyse and understand the events in stanzas one and two of ‘The Highwayman’.

New
New
Year 5

Analysing stanzas one and two of 'The Highwayman'

I can analyse and understand the events in stanzas one and two of ‘The Highwayman’.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Alred Noyes uses figurative language to hook the reader in and create atmosphere in stanza one.
  2. Repetition can be used to emphasise a particular word, sentence or phrase.
  3. Personification is when a non-human thing is given human characteristics.
  4. Metaphor is when one thing is described as another; simile involves using 'like' or 'as' to compare two things.
  5. Alliteration is when two or more words begin with the same starting sound or letter.

Common misconception

Pupils may find it difficult to understand some of the vocabulary in stanzas one and two.

Reading and listening to unfamiliar vocabulary should not put us off studying poetry or texts that contain it!

Keywords

  • Stanza - a part of a poem consisting of two or more lines grouped together

  • Analyse - to study something in detail to understand its meaning

  • Linguistic features - the structures of language that use words

  • Figurative language - the use of metaphor, simile and personification to paint vivid pictures for the reader

Show pupils Joseph Coelho's 'MORERAPS' poem to help them access and understand figurative language.
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6 Questions

Q1.
What is a narrative poem?
Correct answer: a type of poem that tells a story
a report that informs the reader about a subject
a story
a recount of the day's events with thoughts and feelings recorded
Q2.
When did the 18th century occur?
Correct answer: 1701-1800
1801-1900
1912
1939-1945
Q3.
Which country was 'The Highwayman' set in?
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Correct answer: England
Q4.
What is a person who writes poetry called?
journalist
author
Correct answer: poet
Q5.
Who wrote 'The Highwayman'?
Correct answer: Alfred Noyes
Charles Dickens
Robert Frost
Q6.
'Context' refers to which of these?
the historical time period from 1701-1800
Correct answer: factors outside a text that influence it
a summary of a text

6 Questions

Q1.
Match each of the keywords to their definitions.
Correct Answer:stanza,part of a poem consisting of two or more grouped lines

part of a poem consisting of two or more grouped lines

Correct Answer:analyse,to study something in detail to understand its meaning

to study something in detail to understand its meaning

Correct Answer:linguistic features,the structures of language that use words

the structures of language that use words

Correct Answer:figurative language,specific devices that paint vivid pictures for the reader

specific devices that paint vivid pictures for the reader

Q2.
Match each linguistic device to its definition.
Correct Answer:rhyme,when word endings sound the same

when word endings sound the same

Correct Answer:repetition,the repeating of key words and phrases

the repeating of key words and phrases

Correct Answer:alliteration,many words beginning with the same letter

many words beginning with the same letter

Correct Answer:metaphor,comparing two things by saying that one thing is another

comparing two things by saying that one thing is another

Q3.
Match each linguistic device to the correct example.
Correct Answer:rhyme,trees, seas

trees, seas

Correct Answer:repetition,riding - riding - riding

riding - riding - riding

Correct Answer:alliteration,ghostly galleon

ghostly galleon

Correct Answer:metaphor,the road was a ribbon of moonlight

the road was a ribbon of moonlight

Q4.
Match the vocabulary from the poem to the correct definitions.
Correct Answer:galleon,an 18th century sailing ship

an 18th century sailing ship

Correct Answer:moor,a large space of land often covered in heather

a large space of land often covered in heather

Correct Answer:claret,the colour of red wine

the colour of red wine

Correct Answer:rapier,an 18th century sword

an 18th century sword

Correct Answer:pistol,a gun

a gun

Q5.
Stanza One of the poem describes what?
the highwayman
Bess
Correct answer: the setting
Q6.
What does stanza two of the poem describe?
Correct answer: the highwayman
Bess
the setting