Analysing stanzas three and four of 'The Highwayman'
I can analyse and understand the events in Stanzas Three and Four of ‘The Highwayman’.
Analysing stanzas three and four of 'The Highwayman'
I can analyse and understand the events in Stanzas Three and Four of ‘The Highwayman’.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Alfred Noyes uses figurative language and poetic devices to create imagery and describe events in stanza three.
- As this poem was set in the 18th century, some of the language choices may be unfamiliar.
- Understanding the meaning of all vocabulary in the poem enables us to analyse and understand each stanza fully.
Keywords
Narrative poem - a poem that tells a story
Build-up - introduces the storyline for some main characters and begins to set up a problem or situation that will build in tension
Stanza - a part of a poem consisting of two or more lines grouped together
Analyse - to study something in detail to understand its meaning
Common misconception
Pupils may mix up different poetic devices.
The tasks in learning cycles one and two explicitly model how each poetic device is used in each stanza.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
his hands were blocks of ice
the sky was as black as coal
the desperate, lonely moor
the horse's hooves hammered the path
racing - racing - racing
chin, skin
Exit quiz
6 Questions
a poem that tells a story
introduces the storyline for some main characters
part of a poem consisting of two or more lines grouped together
to study something in detail to understand its meaning
the setting
the Highwayman
Bess
Tim
a person employed to look after the horses of people staying at an inn
a rural pub, sometimes offering accommodation
a man who owned and managed a pub, inn or small hotel
silent